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A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual…

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A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual structural alterations to at least 10 percent of the areas of the vessels that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 10, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 4, 2017
Held at the desk.
Apr 4, 2017
Received in the House.
Apr 4, 2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Apr 3, 2017
Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 85 - 12. Record Vote Number: 102.
Apr 3, 2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 85 - 12. Record Vote Number: 102.
Apr 3, 2017
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2159-2163, S2164-2168)
Mar 21, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 18.
Mar 21, 2017
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 115-5.
Jan 24, 2017
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 10, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)

(Sec. 1) This bill revises the requirements for passenger vessels that are exempt from fire-retardant materials standards.

Vessels in operation before January 1, 1968, that operate within inland waterways are exempted from the new requirements until December 1, 2028. Exempt vessel operators must follow certain requirements including notifying prospective passengers in writing prior to the sale of any ticket for boarding and making annual structural alterations to at least 10% of areas of the vessel that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials.

Additionally, the Department of Transportation (DOT) must conduct an annual inspection of any vessel that is exempted from fire-retardant materials standards. DOT may withdraw a certificate of inspection for any vessel that does not comply with requirements under this bill.

What's happening now April 4, 2017

Held at the desk.

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 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Apr 3, 2017
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jan 10, 2017
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Jan 10, 2017
 R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Jan 10, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 89: A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual structural alterations to at least 10 percent of the areas of the vessels that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-89/
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"S. 89: A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual structural alterations to at least 10 percent of the areas of the vessels that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-89/.
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S. 89, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-89/.
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[S. 89: A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual structural alterations to at least 10 percent of the areas of the vessels that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-89/)
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