[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 54 (Thursday, April 3, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2157-S2158]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
EXECUTIVE SESSION
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AGREEMENT ON PORT STATE MEASURES TO PREVENT, DETER, AND ELIMINATE
ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, AND UNREGULATED FISHING
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CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE HIGH SEAS
FISHERIES RESOURCES IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN
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CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF HIGH SEAS FISHERIES
RESOURCES IN THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN
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AMENDMENT TO THE CONVENTION ON FUTURE MULTILATERAL COOPERATION IN THE
NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES
Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the
Senate proceed to executive session to consider Calendar Nos. 1, 2, 3,
and 4, treaty document Nos. 112-4, 113-1, 113-2, 113-3, en bloc; that
the treaties be considered as having advanced through the various
parliamentary stages up to and including the presentation of the
resolutions of ratification; that any committee declarations be agreed
to as applicable; that any statements be printed in the Record as if
read; further, that when the votes on the resolutions of ratification
are taken, they be in the order reported, the motions to reconsider be
considered made and laid upon
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the table en bloc; that the President be immediately notified of the
Senate's action and the Senate then resume legislative session.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
Without objection, it is so ordered.
The treaties will be stated.
The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
Treaty document No. 112-4, a resolution of advice and
consent to ratification of the Agreement on Port State
Measures to Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate Illegal,
Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing;
Treaty document No. 113-1, a resolution of advice and
consent to ratification of the Convention on the Conservation
and Management of the High Seas Fisheries Resources in the
South Pacific Ocean;
Treaty document No. 113-2, a resolution of advice and
consent to ratification of the Convention on the Conservation
and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North
Pacific Ocean; and
Treaty document No. 113-3, a resolution of advice and
consent to ratification of the Amendment to the Convention on
Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic
Fisheries.
Mr. WHITEHOUSE. I ask for a division vote on each of the resolutions
of ratification.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
A division vote has been requested.
On treaty document No. 112-4, Senators in favor of the resolution of
ratification will rise and stand until counted.
Those opposed will rise and stand until counted.
On a division vote, two-thirds of the Senators present having voted
in the affirmative, the resolution of ratification is agreed to.
The resolution of ratification is as follows:
Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring
therein),
Section 1. Senate Advice and Consent Subject to a
Declaration.
The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the
Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, and
Eliminate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing, done
at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations, in Rome, Italy, November 22, 2009, and signed by the
United States November 22, 2009 (the Agreement'') (Treaty
Doc. 112-4), subject to 12 the declaration of section 2.
Sec. 2. Declaration.
The advice and consent of the Senate under section is
subject to the following declaration: The Agreement is non
self-executing.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. A division vote has been requested.
On treaty document No. 113-1, Senators in favor of the resolution of
ratification will rise and stand until counted.
Those opposed will rise and stand until counted.
On a division vote, two-thirds of the Senators present having voted
in the affirmative, the resolution of ratification is agreed to.
The resolution of ratification is as follows:
Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring
therein),
Section 1. Senate Advice and Consent Subject to a
Declaration.
The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the
Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas
Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean, done at
Auckland, New Zealand, November 14, 2009, and signed by the
United States January 31, 2011 (the ``Convention'') (Treaty
Doc. 113-1), subject to the declaration of section 2.
Sec. 2. Declaration.
The advice and consent of the Senate under section is
subject to the following declaration: The Convention is not
self-executing.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. A division vote has been requested.
On treaty document No. 113-2, Senators in favor of the resolution of
ratification will rise and stand until counted.
Those opposed will rise and stand until counted.
On a division vote, two-thirds of the Senators present having voted
in the affirmative, the resolution of ratification is agreed to.
The resolution of ratification is as follows:
Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring
therein),
Section 1. Senate Advice and Consent Subject to a
Declaration.
The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the
Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas
Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean, done at Tokyo
February 24, 2012, and signed by the United States May 2,
2012 (the ``Convention'') (Treaty Doc. 113-2), subject to the
declaration of section 2.
Sec. 2. Declaration.
The advice and consent of the Senate under section is
subject to the following declaration: The Convention is not
self-executing.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. A division vote has been requested.
On treaty document No. 113-3, Senators in favor of the resolution of
ratification will rise and stand until counted.
Those opposed will rise and stand until counted.
On a division vote, two-thirds of the Senators present having voted
in the affirmative, the resolution of ratification is agreed to.
The resolution of ratification is as follows:
Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring
therein),
Section 1. Senate Advice and Consent Subject to a
Declaration.
The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the
Amendment to the Convention on Future Multilateral
Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, adopted at
the Twenty-Ninth Annual Meeting of the North Atlantic
Fisheries Organization (NAFO) (the 10 ``Amendment'') in
Lisbon, Portugal, September 28, 2007 (Treaty Doc. 113-3),
subject to the declaration of section 2.
Sec. 2. Declaration.
The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is
subject to the following declaration: The Amendment is not
self-executing.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island.
Mr. WHITEHOUSE. I thank the Presiding Officer.
If there is no further business regarding these treaties, I yield the
floor.
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