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Ethical Shipping Inspections Act of 2011

Introduced: September 21, 2011 Introduced by: McCaul, Michael T. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Sep 22, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Sep 21, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Sep 21, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ethical Shipping Inspections Act of 2011 - Amends federal shipping inspection laws to prohibit the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating from delegating (and to require revocation of an existing delegation of) certain inspection, certification, and related services to a foreign classification society if the Secretary of State determines that such society provides comparable services: (1) in Iran, North Korea, North Sudan, or Syria; or (2) for the government of such countries.

What's happening now September 22, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1496 Identical bill Ethical Shipping Inspections Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 1 Republican 2
D
Green, Al
Texas · Nov 1, 2011
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Oct 14, 2011
MYRICK, SUE
· Oct 12, 2011
Palazzo, Steven
· Oct 12, 2011
SMITH, LAMAR
· Oct 12, 2011
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Sep 21, 2011
GREEN, GENE
· Sep 21, 2011
Olson, Pete
· Sep 21, 2011
Poe, Ted
· Sep 21, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2998: Ethical Shipping Inspections Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2998/
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"H.R. 2998: Ethical Shipping Inspections Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2998/.
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H.R. 2998, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2998/.
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