To amend the Federal share of the fishing safety standards grants.
Funding Instruction for Safety, Health, and Security Avoids Fishing Emergencies Act or the FISH SAFE Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2021 and expands the Department of Health and Human Services fishing safety training and research grant programs.
The bill increases the maximum federal share of the costs of any activity that may be carried out using grants under the programs to 75%. Currently, the federal share must not exceed 50%. This change is retroactive to December 5, 2018.
The U.S. Coast Guard shall properly mark all pierheads belonging to the United States that are located in certain lakes. Additionally, the bill prohibits (1) the Coast Guard from being involved with the installation of lighthouses, and (2) construction of lighthouses, beacons, public piers, or landmarks on any site until a cession of jurisdiction over the same has been made to the United States.
The bill eliminates outdated provisions related to the U.S. Lighthouse Service, which was merged into the Coast Guard.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-340.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-340.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 271.
Mrs. Fletcher moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10278-10280)
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4719.
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mrs. Fletcher objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10602)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: 12/16/2019 CR H10278-10279)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 12/16/2019 CR H10278-10279)
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, Science, and Transportation.