S. 2369: Whaling Convention Amendments Act of 2018
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S. 2369: Whaling Convention Amendments Act of 2018
115th Congress · introduced 2018-02-05 · Animals · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 728.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2018-02-05 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 728. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Whaling Convention Amendments Act of 2018
Plain summary
Whaling Convention Amendments Act of 2018 This bill amends the Whaling Convention Act of 1949 to require the Department of Commerce to authorize aboriginal subsistence whaling if the whaling: (1) is for subsistence purposes, including the sale of authentic native articles of handicrafts and clothing; (2) does not include the striking, taking, or killing of calves or a whale accompanied by a calf; and (3) is not accomplished in a wasteful manner. Commerce must establish catch limits for subsistence whaling by Alaska Natives if: (1) the International Whaling Commission (IWC) fails to establish the limits, and (2) Commerce determines that subsistence whaling is sustainable based on IWC's most recent review of the status of the affected whale.
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Whaling Convention Amendments Act of 2018
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)
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Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] · 2 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2369, Whaling Convention Amendments Act of 2018 (2018-05-10)
Cosponsors on this site
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] reported raising $11.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s2369.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>
Record fed-us-cong115-s2369 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115