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S. 2543 (96th): A bill to extend the appropriation authorization for the Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Act of 1964, as amended.

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Introduced
Apr 3, 1980
96th Congress (1979–1980)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

Sponsor

Warren Magnuson

Senator for Washington

Democrat

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History

Apr 3, 1980
 
Introduced

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May 5, 1980
 
Companion Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4890 (96th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 2543 (96th).
May 22, 1980
 
Companion Bill — Passed Senate

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4890 (96th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 2543 (96th).
Jun 5, 1980
 
Companion Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4890 (96th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 2543 (96th).

S. 2543 (96th) 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. 2543. This is the one from the 96th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 96th Congress, which met from Jan 15, 1979 to Dec 16, 1980. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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