Amends Federal law relating to unlicensed shipping personnel to require merchant mariner's documents for individuals serving on a vessel of at least five gross tons (currently, at least 100 gross tons), subject to certain exceptions, including small passenger vessels (currently, including vessels operating only on rivers and lakes (except the Great Lakes)). Replaces provisions excepting barges with provisions excepting offshore supply vessels under 100 gross tons.
Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation from: (1) collecting a fee under provisions of Federal shipping law for any service related to a merchant mariner's document required to be obtained under this Act; or (2) making available to the public any personal information concerning an individual required to obtain such a document.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. H. Rept. 102-669.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. H. Rept. 102-669.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 370.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 540 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4394 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Points of order against consideration for failure to comply with clause 8 of rules XXI are waived. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment.
Rule H. Res. 540 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 540.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4394 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Points of order against consideration for failure to comply with clause 8 of rules XXI are waived. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 540 and Rule XXIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Nick Joe Rahall to act as Chairman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 540, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4394.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by voice vote.
On passage Passed by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
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