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Ballast Water Control Act

Introduced: October 26, 1993 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 26 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 1994
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Mar 21, 1994
Executive Comment Received from DOT.
Mar 21, 1994
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Mar 21, 1994
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 21, 1994
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Mar 21, 1994
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Mar 21, 1994
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Mar 21, 1994
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 243.
Mar 21, 1994
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1606-1607)
Mar 21, 1994
Mr. Studds moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Mar 21, 1994
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. H. Rept. 103-440.
Feb 23, 1994
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Feb 23, 1994
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 23, 1994
Subcommittee on Environment and Natural Resources Discharged.
Feb 9, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf Sequentially for a Period not later than Feb. 23, 94.
Feb 8, 1994
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Feb 8, 1994
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 3, 1994
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 3, 1994
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Oct 27, 1993
Joint Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Merchant Marine and by the Subcommittee on Fisheries Management and by the Subcommitee on Coast Guard and Navigation Prior to Referral.
Oct 27, 1993
Executive Comment Requested from DOT.
Oct 27, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation.
Oct 27, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Oct 27, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee On Merchant Marine.
Oct 26, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Oct 26, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ballast Water Control Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to study ballast water technologies that prevent aquatic nonindigenous species from being introduced and spread through ballast water in the Great Lakes and other U.S. waters. Requires the Secretary, based on such study, to identify technologies and practices for a ballast water management demonstration program to prevent such introduction and spread of aquatic nonindigenous species. Requires the retrofitting of vessels with such technologies to be performed in U.S. shipyards.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now March 23, 1994

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4852 Related bill Oceans Act of 1994
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 17, 1994
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 1, 1994
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 1, 1994
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3360: Ballast Water Management Act. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-3360/
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H.R. 3360, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-3360/.
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