A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual structural alterations to at least 10 percent of the areas of the vessels that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials.

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Introduced

8 July 2015

Last action

27 October 2016 · Reported

Status

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 658.

Summary

Amends federal shipping law to extend through October 31, 2028, the exemption of certain vessels from the requirement that U.S. passenger vessels having berth or stateroom accommodations for at least 50 passengers be constructed of fire-retardant materials in order to be granted a certificate of inspection. Continues to apply this exemption only to vessels in operation before January 1, 1968, which operate only within the Boundary Line (the dividing point between inland waters and high seas). Requires the owner or managing operator of an exempt vessel to: notify crew members that the vessel does not comply with applicable fire safety standards due primarily to the wooden construction of passenger berthing areas, and make annual structural alterations to at least 10% of vessel areas that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials. Requires any noncombustible material requirements prescribed by the Coast Guard (with which an exempt vessel is still required to comply) to be consistent with the preservation of a vessel's historic integrity in areas carrying or accessible to passengers or generally visible to the public.

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Timeline

8 July 2015
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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8 July 2015
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
29 June 2016
Reported
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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27 October 2016
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 658.
Source: Calendars
27 October 2016
Reported
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune under authority of the order of the Senate of 09/29/2016 without amendment. With written report No. 114-367.
Source: Committee
27 October 2016
Reported
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune under authority of the order of the Senate of 09/29/2016 without amendment. With written report No. 114-367.
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1717
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1717
us · 114-s-1717 · source updated 10 January 2026