About the bill
President Donald Trump vetoed two bills during the final month of his presidency. One attracted front page headlines. The other did not.
Context
Large mesh driftnets (or gillnets) are huge tarps sometimes as long as 1.5 miles, left overnight under the ocean surface by commercial fisheries to catch permitted fish. Because they also catch a host of endangered species that get caught in them — such as dolphins and whales — their use has been outlawed in the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and in both the Pacific Ocean’s state and federal waters off of Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington state. The extraneous marine life the nets capture are considered “bycatch” and killed.
In 2018, California banned the nets specifically in state waters, with a phaseout scheduled …
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Vetoed (No Override Attempt) on Jan 1, 2021
This bill was vetoed by the President on January 1, 2021 and Congress did not attempt an override before the end of the Congressional session.
Other activity may have occurred on another bill with identical or similar provisions.
4 Cosponsors (3 Democrats, 1 Republican)
History
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Sep 5, 2018
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Earlier Version —
Ordered Reported
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2773 (115th). |
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Mar 27, 2019
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Introduced
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Apr 3, 2019
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Ordered Reported
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Dec 5, 2019
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Reported by Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. |
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Jul 22, 2020
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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 Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Dec 4, 2020
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Preprint (Suspension). |
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Dec 10, 2020
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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. |
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Jan 1, 2021
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Vetoed
The President vetoed the bill. Congress may attempt to override the veto.
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Sep 14, 2021
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Reintroduced Bill —
Passed Senate (House next)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 273 (117th). |
S. 906 (116th) 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. 906. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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