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HR 3461 101th Congress House

To require that certain tankers be equipped with satellite navigation systems.

Introduced: March 13, 1990 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Environmental ProtectionInternational agenciesInternational environmental cooperationMarine safety
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Marine transportationNavigation satellitesOil pollution controlTankersTransportation of hazardous substancesUnited Nations
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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
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 26, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation.
Mar 26, 1990
Executive Comment Requested from DOT, State, DOD.
Oct 12, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Oct 12, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 26, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Ports and Waterways Safety Act to require that oil tankers or tankers carrying hazardous materials be equipped with a differential global positioning system receiver (satellite navigation system).

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations should request that the International Maritime Organization study the feasibility of requiring all tankers of member nations to install and use such receivers.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 13, 1990
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3461: To require that certain tankers be equipped with satellite navigation systems.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3461/
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"H.R. 3461: To require that certain tankers be equipped with satellite navigation systems.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3461/.
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