HR 1281
101th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Forfeiture
Seizure of vessels and cargoes
Ships
Waste disposal in the ocean
Illegal Dumping Prevention Act of 1989
Introduced: March 7, 1989
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Everywhere this bill has been
7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 17, 1990
Favorable Executive Comment Received from Army Corps of Engineers.
Dec 11, 1989
Executive Comment Received from DOT.
Mar 23, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, Army Corps of Engineers, DOT, EPA.
Mar 23, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography.
Mar 23, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Mar 7, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Mar 7, 1989
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Illegal Dumping Prevention Act of 1989 - Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to authorize the seizure and forfeiture of vessels illegally dumping wastes into ocean waters.
What's happening now
Favorable Executive Comment Received from Army Corps of Engineers.