S. 396: A bill to make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes.
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S. 396: A bill to make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes.
115th Congress · introduced 2017-02-15 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-02-15 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
A bill to make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes.
Plain 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.
Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
A bill to make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)
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Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] · 3 cosponsors
Cosponsors on this site
Jerry Moran (R-KS)
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Words on this page, explained (2)
- Bill
- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
- Statute
- A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s396.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>
Record fed-us-cong115-s396 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115