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HR 3311 112th Congress House Sports and Recreation Licensing and registrations Marine and inland water transportation

America's Cup Act of 2011

Introduced: November 2, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 3, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Nov 2, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Nov 2, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

America's Cup Act of 2011 - Authorizes vessels operating in preparation for, or in connection with, the 34th America's Cup competition, that have been certified by the Administrator of the Maritime Administration to be eligible vessels, to position competing vessels and transport individuals, equipment, and supplies utilized for the staging, operations, or broadcast of the competition from and around U.S. ports. Deems such an eligibility certification to be conclusive evidence to the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of the qualification of a vessel to participate in the competition. Subjects to specified penalties any vessel participating in the 34th America's Cup as a competing or supporting vessel that has not received an eligibility certification or that is not in compliance with provisions regarding coastwise endorsement.

What's happening now November 3, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 3270 Related bill America's Cup Act of 2011
  • HR 3321 Related bill America's Cup Act of 2011
  • S 1759 Related bill America's Cup Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
FILNER, BOB
· Nov 2, 2011
Hunter, Duncan
· Nov 2, 2011
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Nov 2, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3311: America's Cup Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3311/
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"H.R. 3311: America's Cup Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3311/.
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H.R. 3311, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3311/.
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[H.R. 3311: America's Cup Act of 2011](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3311/)
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