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S. 1461 (99th)
A bill to direct the Secretary of the department in which the United States Coast Guard is operating to cause certain vessels to be documented as vessels of the United States so as to be entitled to engage in the coastwise trade, and for other purposes.
Introduced
18 July 1985
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Status
Subcommittee on Merchant Marine. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-453.
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14 January 2025
Summary
Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to cause certain vessels to be documented as vessels of the United States entitled to engage in the coastwise trade, as long as certain conditions are met. Provides that one such named vessel shall lose all such trade rights if it does not operate solely on a specified trade route. Prohibits other vessels afforded such right from operating on such trade route.
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 18 July 1985
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/senate-bill/1461
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/99/s/1461