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H.R. 441 (101st)

Merchant Mariner Memorial Act of 1988

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

4 January 1989

Last action

3 February 1989 · Referred

Status

Executive Comment Requested from DOT.

Sponsors

Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2]

Subjects

Defence, Transport

Source updated

26 August 2025

Defence · Transport

Summary

Merchant Mariner Memorial Act of 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to convey the right, title, and interest of the United States in vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet to nonprofit organizations for use in funding merchant marine memorials, provided the vessels have no usefulness to the Government and are scheduled to be scrapped and the organizations agree to sell the vessels for scrap, divide the proceeds, and use them for the memorial. Requires organizations to have raised a minimum amount from non-Federal sources before enactment of this Act in order to participate in the sale. Limits an organization to one grant under this Act. Terminates this Act two years after enactment.

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Timeline

  1. 4 January 1989

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 4 January 1989

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 4 January 1989

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 3 February 1989

    Committee

    Executive Comment Requested from DOT.

    Source: Committee

  5. 3 February 1989

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee On Merchant Marine.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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  • Introduced in House

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