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.
Latest action · Jan 3, 2018 Became Public Law No: 115-100.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 21, 2017
- Passed SenateDec 21, 2017
- Passed HouseDec 22, 2017
- To the PresidentJan 3, 2018
- Became lawJan 3, 2018Public Law 115-100
Summary
(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.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 21, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Dec 21, 2017 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2018Presented to President.
- Jan 3, 2018Signed by President.
- Jan 3, 2018Became Public Law No: 115-100.
- Dec 22, 2017Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 22, 2017Received in the House.
- Dec 22, 2017Held at the desk.
- Dec 22, 2017Mr. Culberson asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
- Dec 22, 2017Considered by unanimous consent.
- Dec 22, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
- Dec 22, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 21, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Dec 21, 2017Passed/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)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H10424Text printed H10424 | John Abney Culberson R-TX | Dec 22, 2017 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8278Text printed S8263, S8278 | Dan Sullivan R-AK (text), Mitch McConnell R-KY | Dec 21, 2017 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45329 | Afghanistan: Issues for Congress and Legislation 2017-2020 Archived | Report | Aug 19, 2020 |
| R45050 | Vessel Incidental Discharge Legislation in the 115th Congress: Background and Issues Archived | Report | Jan 26, 2018 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2331 | 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. | Related bill | Jan 23, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title
- An act 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
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Dec 21, 2017Considered and Passed Senate
- Dec 21, 2017Engrossed in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
