A bill to make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Oct 4, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 15, 2017
- Passed SenateOct 2, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(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.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 15, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Feb 15, 2017 |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Original | Feb 15, 2017 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Feb 15, 2017 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Feb 15, 2017Markup May 18, 2017Reported Sep 19, 2017 |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Oct 3, 2017 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Oct 4, 2017 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 4, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
- Oct 3, 2017Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Oct 3, 2017Received in the House.
- Oct 3, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Oct 2, 2017Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6263; text: CR S6263)
- Sep 19, 2017Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 115-160.
- Sep 19, 2017Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 224.
- May 18, 2017Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Feb 15, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Feb 15, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6263Text printed S6263 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Oct 2, 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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Aug 21, 2017S. 396, a bill to make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposesAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 18, 2017
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4528 | To make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes. | Identical bill | Aug 2, 2018 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 3, 2017Referred in House
- Oct 2, 2017Engrossed in Senate
- Sep 19, 2017Reported to Senate
- Feb 15, 2017Introduced 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.
