House concurrent resolution · 105th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the ocean.
Sponsor: Rep. H. Saxton R-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 29, 1997
- Committee actionSep 17, 1997
- Passed HouseNov 13, 1997 · without objection
- Passed SenateJun 10, 1998 · by unanimous consent
Latest action: Jun 11, 1998 — Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.Con.Res. 131.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 105-209 ↗; H. Rept. 105-262 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 10, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/SRPT/209
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/262 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.Con.Res. 131, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hconres/131
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
77e1af20854d5eecf2692315c2d3ba0d18d44268f06e8a9c02f5663b8349a9dd
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
16 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 10 Democrats
10 of 16 cosponsors (62%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Jim Davis (D-FL), Sam Farr (D-CA), Gene Green (D-TX), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Steve Horn (R-CA), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), Patsy Mink (D-HI), John Porter (R-IL), Curt Weldon (R-PA), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. H. Saxton.
- H.R. 2807 (105th) Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 1998
- H.R. 1787 (105th) Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997
- H.R. 1658 (105th) Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act
- H.R. 1856 (105th) National Wildlife Refuge System Volunteer and Community Partnership Enhancement Act of 1998
- H.R. 3461 (105th) To approve a governing international fishery agreement between the United States and the Republic of Poland.
- H.R. 437 (105th) National Sea Grant College Program Reauthorization Act of 1997
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.