S.J.Res. 17: A joint resolution directing the United States to initiate international discussions and take necessary steps with other Nations to negotiate an agreement for managing migratory and transboundary fish stocks in the Arctic Ocean.

S.J.Res. 17: A joint resolution directing the United States to initiate international discussions and take necessary steps with other Nations to negotiate an agreement for managing migratory and transboundary fish stocks in the Arctic Ocean.

110th Congress · introduced 2007-08-03 · International Affairs · Latest: Became Public Law No: 110-243.

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Where it came from: introduced 2007-08-03 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 110-243. (final step reached)
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Official title

A joint resolution directing the United States to initiate international discussions and take necessary steps with other Nations to negotiate an agreement for managing migratory and transboundary fish stocks in the Arctic Ocean.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.) Declares that: (1) the United States should initiate discussions to negotiate international agreements for managing migratory, transboundary, and straddling fish stocks in the Arctic Ocean and establishing new international fisheries management organizations for the region; (2) such agreements should conform with the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement and contain mechanisms for establishing elements necessary for sustaining future Arctic fish stocks; (3) as international fisheries agreements are negotiated and implemented, the United States should consult with the North Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council and Alaska Native subsistence communities of the Arctic; and (4) until the agreements come into force, the United States should support international efforts to halt the expansion of commercial fishing activities in the high seas of the Arctic Ocean.

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Official text

A joint resolution directing the United States to initiate international discussions and take necessary steps with other Nations to negotiate an agreement for managing migratory and transboundary fish stocks in the Arctic Ocean.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] · 10 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Patty Murray (D-WA)

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Words on this page, explained (1)

Joint resolution: In Texas, the type of measure the Legislature uses to propose a constitutional amendment (marked HJR or SJR). The governor does not sign or veto it; the voters decide. In Congress a joint resolution can also be used like a bill. In Florida, a joint resolution passed by three-fifths of the members of each chamber puts a constitutional amendment on the ballot.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110sjres17.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/sjres>

Record fed-us-cong110-sjres17 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110