Bill Title: To amend the Whale Conservation and Protection Study Act to promote international whale conservation, protection, and research, and for other purposes.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 67-4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife. [HB2455 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Representative Theodore Deutch [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-21	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jose Serrano [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-15	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Adam Schiff [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-CA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Linda Sanchez [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-38	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Steven Rothman [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NJ-9	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative David Price [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NC-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jared Polis [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CO-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Donald Payne [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NJ-10	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jerrold Nadler [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-12	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative James Moran [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-VA-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Dennis Moore [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-KS-3	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michael Michaud [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-ME-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Betty McCollum [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MN-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Carolyn Maloney [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-12	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Stephen Lynch [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MA-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Nita Lowey [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-17	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Carol Shea-Porter [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NH-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Mike Thompson [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative John Tierney [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MA-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Bill Delahunt [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MA-10	OpenSecrets	N/A	N/A	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative John Garamendi [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Larry Kissell [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NC-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Walter Jones [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NC-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative William Delahunt [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MA-10	OpenSecrets	N/A	N/A	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michael Castle [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-DE	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Christopher Smith [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NJ-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Eni Faleomavaega [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-AS	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Gregorio Sablan [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MP	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Tim Murphy [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-18	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative James McGovern [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MA-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Carolyn Kilpatrick [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MI-13	OpenSecrets	N/A	N/A	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative David Wu [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OR-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Lynn Woolsey [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Chris Van Hollen [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MD	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Zoe Lofgren [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-18	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Daniel Lipinski [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Barbara Lee [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-12	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Shelley Berkley [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NV-1	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Gary Ackerman [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Fortney Stark [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-13	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michael McMahon [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-13	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Doris Matsui [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Eric Massa [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-29	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Edward Markey [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Anna Eshoo [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-16	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Gerald Connolly [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-VA-11	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Lois Capps [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-24	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Neil Abercrombie [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-HI-1	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Henry Waxman [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-33	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Edolphus Towns [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-10	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Charles Rangel [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-13	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative George Miller [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-11	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Madeleine Bordallo [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-GU	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Donna Christensen [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-VI	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Steve Cohen [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TN-9	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Dale Kildee [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MI-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-18	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jesse Jackson [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Rush Holt [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NJ-12	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Mazie Hirono [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-HI	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Maurice Hinchey [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-22	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Alcee Hastings [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-20	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Phil Hare [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-17	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative John Hall [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-19	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Raul Grijalva [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-AZ-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Sam Farr [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-20	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Rosa DeLauro [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CT-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Peter DeFazio [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OR-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Elijah Cummings [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MD-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Joe Courtney [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CT-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Barney Frank [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MA-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide

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