Senate bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Clarence Nelson D-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 15, 2017
- Committee actionMay 18, 2017
- Passed SenateOct 2, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 4, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 396.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 396, a bill to make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes” on August 21, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 18, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 21, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53040
- CBO publication date
- August 21, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 396, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/396
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
415b50f0dcf418acd0771c2137449cd5371dcc7f28aa33026e4f4bd3bbe54c45
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 115-160 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on September 19, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 19, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/160
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 396, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/396
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
415b50f0dcf418acd0771c2137449cd5371dcc7f28aa33026e4f4bd3bbe54c45
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 independent
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Joseph Manchin (I-WV), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Marco Rubio (R-FL).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.