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HR 265 102th Congress House

Surplus Vessel Act of 1991

Official title: To deem certain national defense reserve vessels surplus property, to direct the Administrator of General Services to dispose of those vessels by selling them … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To deem certain national defense reserve vessels surplus property, to direct the Administrator of General Services to dispose of those vessels by selling them for scrapping in the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 3, 1991 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Merchant marineMerchant shipsReefsShipsSurplus government property
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 8, 1991
For Further Action See H.R.3512.
Feb 19, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Activities and Transportation.
Feb 6, 1991
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, DOD, DOT, GSA.
Feb 6, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee On Merchant Marine.
Jan 3, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Jan 3, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Government Operations.
Jan 3, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 8, 1991

For Further Action See H.R.3512.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Surplus Vessel Act of 1991 - Deems vessels in the national defense reserve that were constructed before 1946 to be surplus property and requires that they be disposed of by the Administrator of General Services by selling them for scrapping in the United States, disposing of 20 vessels the first year after this Act becomes effective, 30 vessels the second year, and not more than 50 vessels each year thereafter. Declares that the authority of the Secretary of Commerce under specified provisions of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 and the Secretary of Transportation under specified provisions of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 shall not apply to vessels deemed surplus under this Act.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to retain 15 of such surplus vessels for use for offshore artificial reefs under specified provisions of Federal law.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3512 Procedurally related NDRF Ship Disposal Act of 1992
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jan 3, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 265: Surplus Vessel Act of 1991. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-265/
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"H.R. 265: Surplus Vessel Act of 1991." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-265/.
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H.R. 265, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-265/.
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