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H.R. 1647 101st Congress House

To amend title 46, United States Code, to require reporting of complaints of sexual offenses on documented vessels and to amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to establish a…

Official title: To amend title 46, United States Code, to require reporting of complaints of sexual offenses on documented vessels and to amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservati… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 46, United States Code, to require reporting of complaints of sexual offenses on documented vessels and to amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to establish a criminal penalty for assaulting or interfering with observers and supplementary observers.

Introduced: March 23, 1989 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works AssaultFishery managementFishing boatsMarine transportation
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Merchant seamenSex crimesSexual harassment of women
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This bill died when the 101st Congress ended
It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 28, 1990
See H.R.2061.
Dec 12, 1989
See H.R.2459.
Sep 19, 1989
Some Provisions Incorporated in H.R.2061
Apr 10, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Apr 10, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce and DOT.
Mar 23, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Mar 23, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 28, 1990

See H.R.2061.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends provisions of Federal law relating to protection and relief of merchant seamen to require an individual in charge of a documented vessel to report to the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating a complaint of a sexual offense prohibited under provisions of Federal criminal law relating to sexual abuse.

Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to make it unlawful to assault or interfere with an observer on a vessel under the Act. Adds such actions to provisions listing criminal offenses and their punishments.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2061 Procedurally related Fishery Conservation Amendments of 1990
  • HR 2459 Procedurally related Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1989
 Bill text 1 version

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1647: To amend title 46, United States Code, to require reporting of complaints of sexual offenses on documented vessels and to amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to establish a criminal penalty for assaulting or interfering with observers and supplementary observers.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1647/
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"H.R. 1647: To amend title 46, United States Code, to require reporting of complaints of sexual offenses on documented vessels and to amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to establish a criminal penalty for assaulting or interfering with observers and supplementary observers.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1647/.
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H.R. 1647, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1647/.
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[H.R. 1647: To amend title 46, United States Code, to require reporting of complaints of sexual offenses on documented vessels and to amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to establish a criminal penalty for assaulting or interfering with observers and supplementary observers.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1647/)
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