House concurrent resolution · 110th Congress · Did not become law
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States, through the International Whaling Commission, should use all appropriate measures to end commercial whaling in all of its forms, including scientific and other special permit whaling, coastal whaling, and community-based whaling, and seek to strengthen the conservation and management measures to facilitate the conservation of whale species, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Nick Rahall D-WVWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 14, 2008
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJun 18, 2008 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
Latest action: Jun 20, 2008 — Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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
36 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 32 Democrats
4 of 36 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.
Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Lois Capps (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Sam Farr (D-CA), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Mark Kirk (R-IL), John Larson (D-CT), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Tim Mahoney (D-FL), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), George Miller (D-CA), Dennis Moore (D-KS), James Moran (D-VA), Ted Poe (R-TX), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Steven Rothman (D-NJ) and 6 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nick Rahall.
- H.R. 6 (110th) Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
- H.R. 2262 (110th) Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007
- H.R. 5541 (110th) FLAME Act
- H.R. 249 (110th) To restore the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros.
- H.R. 5151 (110th) Wild Monongahela Act: A National Legacy for West Virginia's Special Places
- H.R. 5137 (110th) To ensure that hunting remains a purpose of the New River Gorge National River.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.