HR 3282
102th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Coastwise shipping
Crime and Law Enforcement
Equipment and supplies
Fines (Penalties)
Gambling
Licenses
Passenger ships
Ships
United States Flag Cruise Ship Competitiveness Act of 1991
Introduced: August 2, 1991
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
21 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 9, 1992
See H.R.3866.
Nov 26, 1991
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Nov 23, 1991
Executive Comment Received from Justice.
Nov 23, 1991
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 23, 1991
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Nov 23, 1991
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Nov 23, 1991
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Nov 23, 1991
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Nov 23, 1991
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Nov 23, 1991
Mr. Jones (NC) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Nov 22, 1991
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 214.
Nov 22, 1991
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. H. Rept. 102-357.
Nov 20, 1991
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 20, 1991
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Nov 14, 1991
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 14, 1991
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Oct 10, 1991
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Aug 12, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee On Merchant Marine.
Aug 12, 1991
Executive Comment Requested from DOT.
Aug 2, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Aug 2, 1991
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
United States Flag Cruise Ship Competitiveness Act of 1991 - Amends Federal law (commonly referred to as the Johnson Act) to include U.S.-documented and foreign vessels in the general prohibition of repairing, transporting, possessing, or using gambling devices. Allows such actions on a vessel: (1) on waters outside U.S. and foreign jurisdiction; or (2) in U.S. admiralty and maritime jurisdiction and not in State or U.S. possession jurisdiction. Applies the exception only to voyages and segments: (1) the beginning and ending States of which have not prohibited such actions; and (2) beginning and ending in the same State or U.S. possession and having no intervening stop.
What's happening now
See H.R.3866.
Committees of jurisdiction
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