S 1505
117th Congress
Senate
Transportation and Public Works
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Coast guard
Department of Homeland Security
First responders and emergency personnel
Marine and inland water transportation
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security
Vessel Response Plan Improvement Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 29, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Vessel Response Plan Improvement Act
This bill directs the U.S. Coast Guard to require the vessel response plans of Coast Guard-approved commercial vessels to include certain notification requirements with regard to search and rescue missions. Such requirements include developing a procedure for the immediate notification of next of kin in the event that search and rescue teams save or recover crew members during the missions.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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