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Did Sullivan bring his bycatch bill to the Senate floor?

Matches stated record claim. The committee advanced his bill; his September 23 Senate-passage consent request drew an objection.

Dan S. Sullivan

Bycatch-reduction legislation

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What they say

Sullivan said his bycatch bill advanced from committee and he brought it to the Senate floor.

What the record shows ·

He sponsored S.4938, introduced June 24, 2026. The Commerce Committee advanced an amended version by voice vote September 16. On September 23, he requested unanimous consent for Senate passage; the request drew an objection.

Limit: Committee advancement and a consent request are not passage. Neither records each Republican’s vote; comparative comprehensiveness is not assessed.

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  1. Alaska Public Media / KTUU / KTOO debate, Bycatch-reduction legislationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nyBxC-uups&t=1784s

    Alaska Public Media / KTUU / KTOO · Published Oct 15, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 22, 2026

    29:44; paraphrase of saved native English captions; no second transcript compared.

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  2. S. 4938, Bycatch Reduction Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4938

    Congress.gov / U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Jun 24, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 22, 2026

    Primary record reviewed October 22, 2026 for this debate comparison.

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  3. Commerce Committee executive-session actionshttps://www.commerce.senate.gov/press/rep/release/boxing-reform-bill-heads-to-the-senate-floor/

    U.S. Senate Commerce Committee · Published Sep 16, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 22, 2026

    Primary record reviewed October 22, 2026 for this debate comparison.

    official legislative record

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  4. Congressional Record, September 23, 2026, bycatch consent requesthttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-2026-09-23/html/CREC-2026-09-23-pt1-PgS4902-2.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Sep 23, 2026 · Reviewed Nov 2, 2026

    Printed S4909–S4910 records Sullivan requesting unanimous consent for immediate consideration and passage of S.4938 with a substitute; Markey objected. No individual Republican roll call is recorded.

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