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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
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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 4 steps
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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
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 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.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Nov 16, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3403: To require that vessels exchange their ballast before entering the Great Lakes.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3403/
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"H.R. 3403: To require that vessels exchange their ballast before entering the Great Lakes.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3403/.
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H.R. 3403, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3403/.
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