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HR 1238 104th Congress House Private Legislation Ships

To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for each of 3 barges.

Introduced: March 14, 1995 Introduced by: Reed, Jack Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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Mar 27, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Mar 14, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Educational Opportunities, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 14, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation for three named barges for employment in the coastwise trade.

What's happening now March 27, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1238: To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for each of 3 barges.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1238/
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"H.R. 1238: To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for each of 3 barges.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1238/.
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H.R. 1238, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1238/.
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[H.R. 1238: To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for each of 3 barges.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1238/)
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