United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3194 (98th)
Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1984
Introduced
2 June 1983
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Status
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Summary
Historic Shipwreck Preservation Act - Provides that the United States relinquishes to the respective States all right, title, and interest of the United States with respect to historical shipwrecks and structures on the seabed or in the subsoil of lands beneath the navigable waters within the boundaries of such States. Provides that the U.S. maritime law of salvage shall not apply to such shipwrecks or structures.
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4 official files
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 10 September 1984
Reported to House amended, Part II
summary · EN · 10 August 1984
Reported to House amended, Part I
summary · EN · 6 July 1984
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 2 June 1983
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-bill/3194
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/hr/3194