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H.R. 5898 (112th): Whaling Convention Amendments Act of 2012

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To amend the Whaling Convention Act to require the Secretary of Commerce to authorize aboriginal subsistence whaling as permitted by the regulations of the International Whaling Commission and to set aboriginal subsistence catch limits for bowhead whales in the event the Commission fails to adopt such limits, and for other purposes.

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Don Young

Sponsor. Representative for Alaska At Large. Republican.

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Last Updated: Jun 5, 2012
Length: 4 pages
Introduced:

Jun 5, 2012
112th Congress, 2011–2013

Status:
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on June 5, 2012, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

History

Jul 24, 2008
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6624 (110th).
Jun 5, 2012
 
Introduced

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Feb 15, 2018
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5064.

H.R. 5898 (112th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress, which met from Jan 5, 2011 to Jan 3, 2013. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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