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Vessel Response Plan Improvement Act

Introduced: April 29, 2021 Introduced by: Kennedy, John Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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Apr 29, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 29, 2021
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 April 29, 2021

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2880 Identical bill Vessel Response Plan Improvement Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1505: Vessel Response Plan Improvement Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1505/
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"S. 1505: Vessel Response Plan Improvement Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1505/.
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S. 1505, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1505/.
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