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S 3537 112th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Coast guard Department of Homeland Security Marine and inland water transportation Outdoor recreation Transportation safety and security

Boating Capacity Standards Act of 2012

Introduced: September 13, 2012 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Sep 13, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 13, 2012
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Boating Capacity Standards Act of 2012 - Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to: (1) establish maximum passenger capacity and maximum weight capacity standards for recreational vessels, and (2) require manufacturers and operators of passenger vessels to permanently display in a legible manner and clearly visible to vessel passengers such maximum capacity requirements and a notice of the need to balance vessel weight to avoid capsizing.

What's happening now September 13, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3537: Boating Capacity Standards Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3537/
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"S. 3537: Boating Capacity Standards Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3537/.
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S. 3537, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3537/.
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