Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Resolutions of Ratification: Protocol to the International Hydrographic Organization Convention & the International Convention Against Doping in Sport

Yesterday, the Senate, by the requisite two-thirds vote, agreed to the resolutions of advice and consent to ratification of the Protocol of Amendments to the Convention on the International Hydrographic Organization, done at Monaco on April 14, 2005 (Treaty Doc. 110-9) and the International Convention Against Doping in Sport, adopted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization on October 19, 2005 (Treaty Doc. 110-14). The Senate Foreign Relations Committee favorably reported the Protocol on April 22, and the Committee submitted its report on June 26. The SFRC favorably reported the Anti-Doping Convention on June 24 and submitted its report on June 27. The resolution on the Anti-Doping Convention included one understanding, one declaration, and one condition.