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HR 2609 101th Congress House

To amend title 46, United States Code, to require double hulls on all tank vessels.

Introduced: June 13, 1989 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Environmental ProtectionMarine safetyMarine transportationOil pollution controlTankers
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Oct 26, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation.
Oct 26, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from DOT.
Jun 13, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Jun 13, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 26, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Federal law to require certain tank vessels to be equipped with a double hull.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2518 Text similarities To amend title 46, United States Code, to require certain tankers documented in the United States to be double bottomed.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 1
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jul 11, 1989
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Jun 13, 1989
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 13, 1989
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 13, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2609: To amend title 46, United States Code, to require double hulls on all tank vessels.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2609/
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"H.R. 2609: To amend title 46, United States Code, to require double hulls on all tank vessels.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2609/.
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H.R. 2609, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2609/.
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