HR 1898 · 100th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

A bill to temporarily prohibit the Secretary of Commerce from implementing regulations requiring the use of turtle excluder devices in the western Gulf of Mexico.

Introduced 1987-04-01· Sponsored by Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.(1987-04-07)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Prohibits the Secretary of Commerce, until July 15, 1988, from implementing any rules or regulations which require the use in certain parts of the western Gulf of Mexico of devices which exclude sea turtles from shrimp trawl nets.…

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