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Senate resolution · 110th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should pursue the adoption of bluefin tuna conservation and management measures at the 16th Special Meeting of the International Commission on the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas.

S.Res. 709Introduced Nov 19, 2008Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Sen. John Kerry D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 20, 2008 — Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S10771-10772)

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

6 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 5 Democrats

1 of 6 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.

Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), John Reed (D-RI), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).

More from the sponsor

Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. John Kerry.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress

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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.