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HR 2946 112th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Licensing and registrations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine and inland water transportation Oil and gas

American Coastal Waters and Shorelines Protection Act

Introduced: September 15, 2011 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Sep 16, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Sep 15, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Sep 15, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Coastal Waters and Shorelines Protection Act - Requires all vessels engaged in drilling for oil or gas in ocean waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, or in the support of such drilling, to be documented with a registry endorsement (current law refers only to mobile offshore drilling units).

What's happening now September 16, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2946: American Coastal Waters and Shorelines Protection Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2946/
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"H.R. 2946: American Coastal Waters and Shorelines Protection Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2946/.
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H.R. 2946, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2946/.
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