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H.R. 316 (106th)

Cruises-to-Nowhere Act of 1999

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Introduced

6 January 1999

Last action

28 July 1999 · Committee

Status

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Sponsors

Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2], Rep. Sanford, Mark [R-SC-1], Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Cooksey, John [R-LA-5], Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Sen. Sununu, John E. [R-NH], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK], Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4], Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC], Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9], Rep. Barr, Bob [R-GA-7], Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11], Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-7], Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Bateman, Herbert H. [R-VA-1], Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6], Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6], Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10]

Subjects

Transport

Source updated

20 August 2025

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Summary

Cruises-to-Nowhere Act of 1999 - Amends the Johnson Act to provide that the Federal prohibition on the use of gambling devices on U.S. documented or foreign-flagged vessels shall not preempt States from enacting laws governing cruises-to-nowhere.

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Timeline

  1. 6 January 1999

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 6 January 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 6 January 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 7 January 1999

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E25-26)

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 19 January 1999

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

    Source: Committee

  6. 28 July 1999

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

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