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A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of Agriculture relating to inspection of fish of the…

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A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of Agriculture relating to inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes.

Introduced: December 10, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 26, 2016
Held at the desk.
May 26, 2016
Received in the House.
May 26, 2016
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 25, 2016
Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 43. Record Vote Number: 86. (text: CR S3135)
May 25, 2016
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 43. Record Vote Number: 86.(text: CR S3135)
May 25, 2016
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3131-3135)
May 24, 2016
Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S3084-3091)
May 24, 2016
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 40. Record Vote Number: 85. (consideration: CR S3084)
May 24, 2016
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S3084; text: CR S3084)
May 23, 2016
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 479.
May 23, 2016
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by petition pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c). (consideration: CR S3053; text: CR S3053)
May 23, 2016
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by petition pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).(consideration: CR S3053; text: CR S3053)
Dec 10, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Dec 10, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

This joint resolution disapproves and nullifies a Department of Agriculture rule published on December 2, 2015, to establish a mandatory inspection program for fish of the order Siluriformes, including catfish and products derived from the fish.

What's happening now May 26, 2016

Held at the desk.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 28: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of Agriculture relating to inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SJRES-28/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 28: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of Agriculture relating to inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SJRES-28/.
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S.J. Res. 28, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SJRES-28/.
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[S.J. Res. 28: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of Agriculture relating to inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SJRES-28/)
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