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Merchant Marine Memorial Enhancement Act of 1993

Introduced: September 27, 1993 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 23, 1993
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Nov 20, 1993
Received in the Senate.
Nov 20, 1993
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 20, 1993
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Nov 20, 1993
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Nov 20, 1993
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Nov 20, 1993
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10386-10391)
Nov 20, 1993
Mr. Studds moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Nov 17, 1993
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 204.
Nov 17, 1993
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. H. Rept. 103-370.
Oct 21, 1993
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Oct 21, 1993
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 6, 1993
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Oct 6, 1993
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 29, 1993
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jan 25, 1993
Executive Comment Requested from DOT.
Jan 25, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee On Merchant Marine.
Jan 5, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Jan 5, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Merchant Marine Memorial Enhancement Act of 1993 - Authorizes conveyance without consideration of two vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet to any nonprofit organization that operates a Liberty Ship or Victory Ship as a memorial to merchant mariners. Requires the organization to sell the vessel for scrap, use the proceeds to refurbish a Liberty Ship or Victory Ship to enable the ship to participate in activities concerning the 50th anniversary of the Normandy invasion, and return any unused proceeds to the United States for deposit in the Vessel Operations Revolving Fund.

(Sec. 3) Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to issue certificates of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for specified vessels.

(Sec. 4) Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to deploy a physical ocean real-time system consisting, at a minimum, of current, wind, tide, salinity, and water level measuring devices and necessary computer links, in Galveston Bay and the Houston Ship Cannel.

(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a three-year pilot program for sealift training at the Massachusets Maritime Academy.

What's happening now November 23, 1993

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1763 Related bill Liberty Ships Memorial Act of 1993
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
CASTLE, MICHAEL
· Sep 27, 1993
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 9, 1993
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 4, 1993
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