A bill to consolidate and reenact certain of the marine safety and seaman's welfare laws of the United States.
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 and eliminates obsolete statutes.
Favorable Executive Comment Received From DOT.
Executive Comment Requested from DOT, Justice, Commerce, Treasury, OPM.
Referred to Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation.
Referred to Subcommittee on Merchant Marine.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported Amended with the Language of H.R.2247.
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOT.
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Report No: 98-338.
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Report No: 98-338.
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment. By Voice Vote.
Enacted as Public Law 98-89
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Senate agreed to the House amendment. By Voice Vote.
Measure Signed in Senate.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 98-89.
Became Public Law No: 98-89.