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HR 3852 110th Congress House

To amend title 46, United States Code, to extend the exemption from the fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating within the Boundary Line.

Introduced: December 13, 2007 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Emergency ManagementFire preventionPassenger ships
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Oct 17, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Oct 16, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Oct 16, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 17, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Extends, through November 1, 2018, the exemption from the requirement that certain vessels operating within the Boundary Line be constructed of fire-retardant materials.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 1 Republican 5
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Issa, Darrell
California · May 20, 2008
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 11, 2008
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jan 29, 2008
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Dec 19, 2007
Davis, David
· Dec 13, 2007
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 8, 2007
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Oct 17, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3852: To amend title 46, United States Code, to extend the exemption from the fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating within the Boundary Line.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3852/
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"H.R. 3852: To amend title 46, United States Code, to extend the exemption from the fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating within the Boundary Line.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3852/.
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H.R. 3852, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3852/.
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