About the bill
The Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008, Pub.L. 110–407, 122 Stat. 4296, enacted October 23, 2008, was an act of the United States Congress outlawing operation of or travel in unregistered submersibles and semi-submersibles in international waters with the intent to evade detection.
The bill is notable for its grant of extraterritorial jurisdiction and for criminally mandating possession of documents described in the 1958 Convention on the High Seas, a convention which Congress has refused to ratify.
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Sponsor and status
110th Congress (2007–2009)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 13, 2008
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 13, 2008.
13 Cosponsors (7 Democrats, 6 Republicans)
History
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Sep 25, 2008
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.
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Sep 25, 2008
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Sep 26, 2008
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Passed the Senate. |
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Sep 29, 2008
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Passed House
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Oct 13, 2008
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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S. 3598 (110th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 3598. This is the one from the 110th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 2007 to Jan 3, 2009. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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