Amends Federal law to recodify, consolidate, and revise specified shipping and related marine provisions administered by the Coast Guard.
Reorganizes existing law with respect to: (1) the operation, inspection, and regulation of passenger, cargo, animal transport, and recreational vessels; (2) marine casualties and accidents; (3) licenses, certificates and merchant mariners' documents; (4) the manning of vessels; and (5) merchant seamen, their protection and relief.
Repeals specified laws.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Executive Comment Requested from DOT, Justice, Treasury, USDA, EPA, CEQ, Interior, FCC, OPM, Marine Mammal Comm, St Lawrence Seaway Devel Corp.
Referred to Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation.
Referred to Subcommittee on Merchant Marine.
Executive Comment Received From St Lawrence Seaway Devel Corp.
Executive Comment Received From CEQ.
Joint Hearings Held by Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation and by Subcommittee on Merchant Marine.
Joint Hearings Held by Subcommittee on Merchant Marine and by Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation.
Executive Comment Received From FCC.
Joint Consideration and Mark-up Session Held by Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation and by Subcommittee on Merchant Marine.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Joint Consideration and Mark-up Session Held by Subcommittee on Merchant Marine and by Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
For Further Action See S.46.
Favorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.
Favorable Executive Comment Received From DOT.
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