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S 3498 110th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Emergency Management Fire prevention Passenger ships

A bill 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: September 16, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Sep 16, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8859)
Sep 16, 2008
Introduced in Senate
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 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.

What's happening now September 16, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8859)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3852 Identical bill To amend title 46, United States Code, to extend the exemption from the fire-retardant materials construction requireme…
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Sep 22, 2008
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Sep 22, 2008
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Sep 22, 2008
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3498: A bill 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-S-3498/
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"S. 3498: A bill 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-S-3498/.
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S. 3498, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3498/.
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[S. 3498: A bill 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3498/)
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