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H.R. 1741 (96th)

A bill to amend the Tank Vessel Act in order to establish certain minimum construction safety standards for tank barges.

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Introduced

31 January 1979

Last action

31 January 1979 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

Sponsors

Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10], Rep. Beilenson, Anthony C. [D-CA-24], Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9], Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1], Rep. Drinan, Robert F. [D-MA-4], Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2], Rep. Burton, John [D-CA-5], Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-19], Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2], Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Young, Robert A. [D-MO-2], Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8], Rep. Ferraro, Geraldine A. [D-NY-9], Rep. Holtzman, Elizabeth [D-NY-16], Rep. Peyser, Peter A. [D-NY-23], Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17], Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6], Sen. Trible, Paul S., Jr. [R-VA]

Subjects

Transport

Source updated

14 June 2021

Transport

Summary

Amends the Tank Vessel Act, differentiating the minimum safety standards required for the design, construction, alteration, and repair of self-propelled and non-self-propelled vessels covered by such Act. Requires such non-self-propelled vessels to be equipped with full double hulls.

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Timeline

  1. 31 January 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 31 January 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 31 January 1979

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

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