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S. 129 (115th): National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2017

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A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes.

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Sponsor and status

Roger Wicker

Sponsor. Senator for Mississippi. Republican.

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Last Updated: Sep 18, 2017
Length: 13 pages
Introduced
Jan 12, 2017
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the Senate on September 14, 2017 but was never passed by the House.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

Cosponsors

5 Cosponsors (3 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

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Position statements

What legislators are saying

Levin Statement on Passage of American Health Care Act
    — Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI9, 2013-2018] on May 4, 2017

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What stakeholders are saying

R Street Institute SpendingTracker.org estimates S. 129 will add $428 million in new spending through 2022.

History

Jan 12, 2017
 
Introduced

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Jan 24, 2017
 
Ordered Reported

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Sep 14, 2017
 
Passed Senate (House next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made.

S. 129 (115th) 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. 129. This is the one from the 115th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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