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Vessel Incidental Discharge Act

Introduced: May 16, 2017 Introduced by: Sullivan, Dan Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 5, 2017
An errata sheet on written report No. 115-89 was printed.
Jun 5, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 112.
Jun 5, 2017
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-89.
May 18, 2017
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 16, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 16, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017

This bill authorizes: (1) appropriations for the Coast Guard for FY2018-FY2019, and (2) a specified level of end-of-year strength for active duty personnel and military training student loads for such fiscal years.

The bill addresses: (1) training for public safety personnel, (2) service member benefits for Coast Guard personnel, (3) contracts to procure three National Security Cutters, and (4) the Coast Guard Reserve Officers' Training Corps Program.

The bill revises or sets forth policies relating to the Coast Guard, including Coast Guard advisory committees, numbering for undocumented barges, aids to navigation, requirements for personal flotation devices, the alternate safety compliance program, vessel certification, the installation and use of engine cut-off switches on recreational vessels, visual distress signals for recreational boats, auxiliary craft requirements, the Coast Guard's inland waterway and river tenders fleet, arctic planning, maritime security, acquisition workforce expedited hiring authority, drawbridges, incentive contracts for Coast Guard Yard or Coast Guard industrial establishments, Coast Guard health care professionals, land exchanges, shipyards, and waivers for certain contracts.

What's happening now June 5, 2017

An errata sheet on written report No. 115-89 was printed.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2637 Related bill Fishing Safety Training and Research Act
  • HR 5515 Related bill John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
  • HR 2518 Related bill Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Jun 7, 2017
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Thune, John
South Dakota · May 16, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1129: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1129/
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"S. 1129: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1129/.
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S. 1129, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1129/.
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[S. 1129: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1129/)
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