United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5585 (111th)
WAIVER Act
Introduced
23 June 2010
Last action
24 June 2010 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Sponsors
Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31], Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7], Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22], Rep. Djou, Charles K. [R-HI-1], Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10], Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21], Rep. Putnam, Adam H. [R-FL-12], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17], Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4], Rep. Boyd, Allen [D-FL-2], Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6], Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1], Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11], Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24], Rep. Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1], Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-13]
Subjects
Transport
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act or WAIVER Act - Waives requirements for coastwise endorsements to a certificate of documentation in order to engage in coastwise trade for foreign vessels engaged in containment, remediation, or associated activities in connection with the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Timeline
23 June 2010
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Source: IntroReferral
23 June 2010
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
23 June 2010
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 June 2010
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 23 June 2010 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Djou, Charles K. [R-HI-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Putnam, Adam H. [R-FL-12] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Boyd, Allen [D-FL-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-13] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/5585
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/5585
- us · 111-hr-5585 · source updated 14 August 2025