Senate Bill 396
115th Congress(2017-2018)
A bill to make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes.
Active
Passed Senate on Oct 2, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
396
Congress
115
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
checkPassed on October 2, 2017
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S6263; text: CR S6263)
Summary
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.
October 3, 2017
October 2, 2017
September 19, 2017
February 15, 2017
10/04/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
10/03/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
10/03/2017
Received in the House.
10/03/2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
10/02/2017
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6263; text: CR S6263)
10/02/2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S6263; text: CR S6263)
09/19/2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 224.
09/19/2017
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 115-160.
05/18/2017
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
02/15/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
02/15/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
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