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A bill to extend the period during which vessels that are shorter than 79 feet in length and fishing vessels are not required to have a permit for discharges incidental to the normal operation of the…

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A bill to extend the period during which vessels that are shorter than 79 feet in length and fishing vessels are not required to have a permit for discharges incidental to the normal operation of the vessel.

Introduced: December 21, 2017 Introduced by: Sullivan, Dan Republican · Alaska 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
Jan 3, 2018
Became Public Law No: 115-100.
Jan 3, 2018
Presented to President.
Jan 3, 2018
Signed by President.
Dec 22, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 22, 2017
On passage Passed without objection.
Dec 22, 2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
Dec 22, 2017
Considered by unanimous consent.
Dec 22, 2017
Mr. Culberson asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
Dec 22, 2017
Held at the desk.
Dec 22, 2017
Received in the House.
Dec 22, 2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 21, 2017
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8278; text: CR S8278)
Dec 21, 2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8278; text: CR S8278)
Dec 21, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

(Sec. 1) This bill extends through January 19, 2018, the exemption for fishing vessels and other vessels that are shorter than 79 feet in length from National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permitting requirements for any discharge: (1) of effluent from properly functioning marine engines; (2) of laundry, shower, and galley sink wastes; or (3) that is incidental to the normal operation of the vessel.

What's happening now January 3, 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-100.

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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Dec 21, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2273: A bill to extend the period during which vessels that are shorter than 79 feet in length and fishing vessels are not required to have a permit for discharges incidental to the normal operation of the vessel.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2273/
MLA
"S. 2273: A bill to extend the period during which vessels that are shorter than 79 feet in length and fishing vessels are not required to have a permit for discharges incidental to the normal operation of the vessel.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2273/.
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S. 2273, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2273/.
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