A bill to revise, consolidate, and enact certain laws related to vessels and seamen as subtitle II of title 46, United States Code, "Shipping".

Summary

Amends Federal law to recodify, consolidate, and revise specified shipping and related marine provisions administered by the Coast Guard. Reorganizes existing law with respect to: (1) the operation, inspection, and regulation of passenger, cargo, animal transport, and recreational vessels; (2) marine casualties and accidents; (3) licenses, certificates and merchant mariners' documents; (4) the manning of vessels; and (5) merchant seamen, their protection and relief. Repeals specified laws.

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Timeline

1. 22 March 1983

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 22 March 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 22 March 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 11 April 1983

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation.

   Source: Committee

5. 11 April 1983

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from DOT, Justice, Treasury, USDA, EPA, CEQ, Interior, FCC, OPM, Marine Mammal Comm, St Lawrence Seaway Devel Corp.

   Source: Committee

6. 20 April 1983

   Committee

   Executive Comment Received From St Lawrence Seaway Devel Corp.

   Source: Committee

7. 21 April 1983

   Committee

   Executive Comment Received From CEQ.

   Source: Committee

8. 28 April 1983

   Committee

   Joint Hearings Held by Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation and by Subcommittee on Merchant Marine.

   Source: Committee

9. 25 May 1983

   Committee

   Executive Comment Received From FCC.

   Source: Committee

10. 21 June 1983

    Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

    Source: Committee

11. 21 June 1983

    Committee

    Joint Consideration and Mark-up Session Held by Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation and by Subcommittee on Merchant Marine.

    Source: Committee

12. 28 June 1983

    Committee

    For Further Action See S.46.

    Source: Committee

13. 28 June 1983

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

    Source: Committee

14. 28 June 1983

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

15. 26 July 1983

    Committee

    Favorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.

    Source: Committee

16. 28 July 1983

    Committee

    Favorable Executive Comment Received From DOT.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 22 March 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Jones, Walter B. [D-NC-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6] · R · Sponsor
• · hsmm00 · Standing

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