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HR 3403 101th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Environmental Protection Fishery management Freshwater biology Freshwater ecology Great Lakes Marine transportation Ships Water pollution control

To require that vessels exchange their ballast before entering the Great Lakes.

Introduced: October 4, 1989 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 23, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation.
Oct 23, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from DOT.
Oct 4, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Oct 4, 1989
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires vessels traveling from outside the Great Lakes bound for a U.S. port in the Great Lakes to exchange their ballasts prior to entering the Saint Lawrence Seaway.

What's happening now October 23, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2