A bill to require that departments and agencies of the United States obtain suitable vessels owned by and available from the Maritime Administration or any other department or agency before acquisition or construction of any new noncombatant vessel.

Summary

Prohibits any U.S. department or agency from acquiring or constructing a noncombatant vessel until the procuring entity certifies to the General Accounting Office that no suitable vessel is obtainable from the Maritime Administration or any other U.S. department or agency.

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Timeline

1. 5 February 1987

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 February 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 5 February 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 12 February 1987

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Merchant Marine.

   Source: Committee

5. 12 February 1987

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from DOT, DOD, Treasury, Panama Canal Comm.

   Source: Committee

6. 15 October 1987

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 16 October 1987

   Committee

   Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Navy.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 5 February 1987

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Lowry, Mike [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-10] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Lent, Norman F. [R-NY-4] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hutto, Earl [D-FL-1] · D · Cosponsor
• DON YOUNG · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Miller, John R. [R-WA-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Manton, Thomas J. [D-NY-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. DioGuardi, Joseph J. [R-NY-20] · R · Cosponsor
• Marcy Kaptur · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsmm00 · Standing

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