To provide for the equity of revenue availability on American and foreign cruise vessels, the regulation of gaming on vessels, penalties for gambling violations, and for other purposes.
United States Flag Cruise Ship Competitiveness Act of 1991 - Amends Federal law (commonly referred to as the Johnson Act) to include U.S.-documented and foreign vessels in the general prohibition of repairing, transporting, possessing, or using gambling devices. Allows such actions on a vessel: (1) on waters outside U.S. and foreign jurisdiction; or (2) in U.S. admiralty and maritime jurisdiction and not in State or U.S. possession jurisdiction. Applies the exception only to voyages and segments: (1) the beginning and ending States of which have not prohibited such actions; and (2) beginning and ending in the same State or U.S. possession and having no intervening stop.
Became Public Law No: 102-251.
Executive Comment Requested from DOT.
Referred to the Subcommittee On Merchant Marine.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. H. Rept. 102-357.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. H. Rept. 102-357.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 214.
Mr. Jones (NC) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Executive Comment Received from Justice.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
See H.R.3866.