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S. 89 (115th): A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual structural alterations to at least 10 percent of the areas of the vessels that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials and for other purposes.

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Claire McCaskill

Sponsor. Senator for Missouri. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Apr 3, 2017
Length: 8 pages
Introduced
Jan 10, 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 April 3, 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).

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7 Cosponsors (6 Republicans, 1 Democrat)

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History

Jan 10, 2017
 
Introduced

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Jan 24, 2017
 
Ordered Reported

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Mar 21, 2017
 
Reported by Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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Apr 3, 2017
 
Passed Senate (House next)

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S. 89 (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. 89. 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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