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S 396 115th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources American Samoa Fishes Guam Hawaii Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Micronesia Trade restrictions U.S. territories and protectorates

A bill to make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 15, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 4, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Oct 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Oct 3, 2017
Received in the House.
Oct 3, 2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 2, 2017
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6263; text: CR S6263)
Oct 2, 2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S6263; text: CR S6263)
Sep 19, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 224.
Sep 19, 2017
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 115-160.
May 18, 2017
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 15, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Feb 15, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(Sec. 1) This bill amends the Billfish Conservation Act of 2012 to limit the sale of billfish caught by U.S. fishing vessels.

Under current law, billfish that are caught by U.S. vessels and landed (unloaded onshore) in Hawaii or Pacific Insular Areas (American Samoa, Baker Island, Guam, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Island, the Northern Mariana Islands, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Island) may be sold and exported to non-U.S. markets or transported to other U.S. markets.

This bill requires billfish caught by U.S. vessels and landed in Hawaii or Pacific Insular Areas to be retained for sale in those areas.

What's happening now October 4, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4528 Identical bill To make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes.
 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Feb 15, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 396: A bill to make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-396/
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