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Senate Bill 89
115th Congress(2017-2018)
A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual structural alterations to at least 10 percent of the areas of the vessels that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials and for other purposes.
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Passed Senate on Apr 3, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jan 10, 2017
Latest Action
Apr 4, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
89
Congress
115
Policy Area
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation and Public Works
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of transportation modes and conveyances, including funding and safety matters; Coast Guard; infrastructure development; travel and tourism. Measures concerning water resources and navigation projects may fall under Water Resources Development policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Claire McCaskill
Missouri
Republican
John Boozman
Arkansas
Republican
Tom Cotton
Arkansas
Republican
Bill Cassidy
Louisiana
Republican
John Kennedy
Louisiana
Republican
Roy Blunt
Missouri
Republican
Rob Portman
Ohio
Democrat
Sherrod Brown
Ohio
Senate Votes (1)
House Votes (0)
checkPassed on April 3, 2017
Question
On Passage of the Bill
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Result
Bill Passed
Roll Number
102
Senate Roll Call Votes
Summary

This bill revises the requirements for passenger vessels that are exempt from fire-retardant materials standards.

Vessels in operation before January 1, 1968, that operate within inland waterways are exempted from the new requirements until December 1, 2028. Exempt vessel operators must follow certain requirements including notifying prospective passengers in writing prior to the sale of any ticket for boarding and making annual structural alterations to at least 10% of areas of the vessel that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials.

Additionally, the Department of Transportation (DOT)must conduct an annual inspection of any vessel that is exempted from fire-retardant materials standards.DOTmay withdraw a certificate of inspection for any vessel that does not comply with requirements under this bill.

Text (3)
Engrossed in Senate
April 3, 2017
Reported to Senate
March 21, 2017
Introduced in Senate
January 10, 2017
Related Bills (2)
Dec 04, 2018
Became Public Law 115-282
2
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 140
Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018
Became Law
Amendments
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Jan 24, 2017
Introduced in House
45
Sponsorship
House Bill 619
To amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual structural alterations to at least 10 percent of the areas of the vessels that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials and for other purposes.
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (11)
04/04/2017
Held at the desk.
04/04/2017
Received in the House.
04/04/2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
04/03/2017
Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 85 - 12. Record Vote Number: 102.
04/03/2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 85 - 12. Record Vote Number: 102.
04/03/2017
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2159-2163, S2164-2168)
03/21/2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 18.
03/21/2017
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 115-5.
01/24/2017
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
01/10/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
01/10/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:35:17 PM
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