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HR 4987 100th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Merchant marine Monuments and memorials Public Contracts, Procurement, and Property Salvage Ships Ships and shipping Surplus government property

Merchant Mariner Memorial Act of 1988

Introduced: July 7, 1988 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 12, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Merchant Marine.
Jul 12, 1988
Executive Comment Requested from DOT.
Jul 7, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Jul 7, 1988
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Merchant Mariner Memorial Act of 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to convey the right, title, and interest of the United States in vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet to nonprofit organizations for use in funding merchant marine memorials, provided the vessels have no usefulness to the Government and are scheduled to be scrapped and the organizations agree to sell the vessels for scrap, divide the proceeds, and use them for the memorial. Requires organizations to have raised a minimum amount from non-Federal sources before enactment of this Act in order to participate in the sale. Limits an organization to one grant under this Act. Terminates this Act two years after enactment.

What's happening now July 12, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Merchant Marine.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 15, 1988
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jul 12, 1988
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4987: Merchant Mariner Memorial Act of 1988. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4987/
MLA
"H.R. 4987: Merchant Mariner Memorial Act of 1988." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4987/.
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H.R. 4987, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4987/.
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