HR 3014
104th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Administrative procedure
Barges
Department of Transportation
Employee training
Environmental Protection
Government Operations and Politics
Labor and Employment
Law
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Marine safety
Marine transportation
Merchant seamen
Oil pollution control
Oil pollution of rivers, harbors, etc.
Oil pollution of the sea
Tankers
Transportation of hazardous substances
Water pollution control
Barge Safety Act of 1996
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 18, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Mar 5, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 5, 1996
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Barge Safety Act of 1996 - Amends Federal shipping law to require a tank barge carrying oil or hazardous material on U.S. lakes, bays, or sounds to be equipped with an operable anchor system and manned. Excludes tank barges equipped with double hulls from such requirements.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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