To revise, clarify, and improve certain marine safety laws of the United States, and for other purposes.
Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993 - Amends Federal marine safety law to revise certain definitions regarding passengers, passenger vessels, and certain other types of vessels (including offshore supply, sailing school, and submersible vessels).
Authorizes the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating to exempt certain excursion, oceanographic research, and other vessels carrying passengers from certain marine safety laws. Authorizes the Secretary to establish different operating and equipment requirements for such vessels. Requires the Secretary to issue regulations for uninspected passenger vessels: (1) requiring certain additional equipment (including liferafts or other lifesaving equipment) and construction standards; or (2) specifying additional operating standards.
Authorizes the Secretary to extend for one year (renewable for another year) the time period for small passenger vessels and passenger vessels chartered with no crew provided to comply with such marine safety requirements, if the owner of such a vessel can demonstrate a good faith effort to comply with such requirements.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that operators of passenger vessels should use only U.S.-made vessels.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 172 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1159 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries now printed in the bill. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. H. Rept. 103-99.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. H. Rept. 103-99.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 51.
Rule H. Res. 172 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 172. (consideration: CR H2701-2703)
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1159 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries now printed in the bill. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 172 and Rule XXIII.
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The Speaker designated the Honorable Eva M. Clayton to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1159 as unfinished business.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3351-3354)
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1159.
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 the Yeas and Nays: 409 - 4 (Roll no. 202).
Roll Call #202 (House)On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 409 - 4 (Roll no. 202).
Roll Call #202 (House)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.