Coast Guard Hurricane Relief Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-4508
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2005-12-13 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Alabama
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces reserves
Chemicals
Coast guard
Commemorations
Congress
Congressional tributes
Department of Defense
Department of Homeland Security
Disaster relief
Environmental Protection
Federal employees
Floods
Government Operations and Politics
Hurricane aftermath legislation
Hurricanes
Law
Licenses
Louisiana
Marine pollution
Marine safety
Merchant marine
Merchant seamen
Merchant ships
Military leave
Mississippi
Oil pollution
Rescue work
Transportation and Public Works
Water pollution control

Summary:
action_date: 2005-12-13
text: 
Coast Guard Hurricane Relief Act of 2005 - Commends and thanks the Coast Guard (CG) for its outstanding efforts in response to Hurricane Katrina. Expresses the sense of Congress that the CG should play a major role in any future national emergency or disaster caused by a natural event in a U.S. coastal or offshore area.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating (Secretary) to temporarily extend the duration of merchant mariners' licenses or documents or vessel certificates of registry issued to an individual until not later than February 28, 2006, if such individual is a resident of: (1) Alabama, Mississippi, or Louisiana; or (2) any other state, and the individual's records are located in a CG facility in New Orleans that was damaged by Hurricane Katrina, or were damaged or lost as a result of it. Authorizes the Secretary to extend the duration or the validity of a certificate of inspection or a certificate of compliance issued for up to three months for a vessel inspected by a CG Marine Safety Office located in Alabama, Mississippi, or Louisiana.
 
Authorizes CG members assigned to duty in support of units in the Eighth CG District area to mitigate the consequences of, or assist in the recovery from, Hurricane Katrina during the period from August 28, 2005, to January 1, 2006, and who would lose accumulated leave in excess of 60 days as a result of such assignment, to retain an accumulated total of up to 90 days of leave.
 

action_date: 2005-12-14
text: 

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

 
Coast Guard Hurricane Relief Act of 2005 - Commends and thanks the Coast Guard (CG) for its outstanding efforts in response to Hurricane Katrina. Expresses the sense of Congress that the CG should play a major role in any future national emergency or disaster caused by a natural event in a U.S. coastal or offshore area.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating (Secretary) to temporarily extend the duration of merchant mariners' licenses or documents or vessel certificates of registry issued to an individual until not later than February 28, 2006, if such individual is a resident of: (1) Alabama, Mississippi, or Louisiana; or (2) any other state, and the individual's records are located in a CG facility in New Orleans that was damaged by Hurricane Katrina, or were damaged or lost as a result of it. Authorizes the Secretary to extend the duration or the validity of a certificate of inspection or a certificate of compliance issued for up to three months for a vessel inspected by a CG Marine Safety Office located in Alabama, Mississippi, or Louisiana.
 
Authorizes CG members assigned to duty in support of units in the Eighth CG District area to mitigate the consequences of, or assist in the recovery from, Hurricane Katrina during the period from August 28, 2005, to January 1, 2006, and who would lose accumulated leave in excess of 60 days as a result of such assignment, to retain an accumulated total of up to 90 days of leave.
 

action_date: 2005-12-16
text: 

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

 
Coast Guard Hurricane Relief Act of 2005 - Commends and thanks the Coast Guard (CG) for its outstanding efforts in response to Hurricane Katrina. Expresses the sense of Congress that the CG should play a major role in any future national emergency or disaster caused by a natural event in a U.S. coastal or offshore area.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating (Secretary) to temporarily extend the duration of merchant mariners' licenses or documents or vessel certificates of registry issued to an individual until not later than February 28, 2006, if such individual is a resident of: (1) Alabama, Mississippi, or Louisiana; or (2) any other state, and the individual's records are located in a CG facility in New Orleans that was damaged by Hurricane Katrina, or were damaged or lost as a result of it. Authorizes the Secretary to extend the duration or the validity of a certificate of inspection or a certificate of compliance issued for up to three months for a vessel inspected by a CG Marine Safety Office located in Alabama, Mississippi, or Louisiana.
 
Authorizes CG members assigned to duty in support of units in the Eighth CG District area to mitigate the consequences of, or assist in the recovery from, Hurricane Katrina during the period from August 28, 2005, to January 1, 2006, and who would lose accumulated leave in excess of 60 days as a result of such assignment, to retain an accumulated total of up to 90 days of leave.
 

action_date: 2005-12-22
text: 

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

 
Coast Guard Hurricane Relief Act of 2005 - Commends and thanks the Coast Guard (CG) for its outstanding efforts in response to Hurricane Katrina. Expresses the sense of Congress that the CG should play a major role in any future national emergency or disaster caused by a natural event in a U.S. coastal or offshore area.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating (Secretary) to temporarily extend the duration of merchant mariners' licenses or documents or vessel certificates of registry issued to an individual until not later than February 28, 2006, if such individual is a resident of: (1) Alabama, Mississippi, or Louisiana; or (2) any other state, and the individual's records are located in a CG facility in New Orleans that was damaged by Hurricane Katrina, or were damaged or lost as a result of it. Authorizes the Secretary to extend the duration or the validity of a certificate of inspection or a certificate of compliance issued for up to three months for a vessel inspected by a CG Marine Safety Office located in Alabama, Mississippi, or Louisiana.
 
Authorizes CG members assigned to duty in support of units in the Eighth CG District area to mitigate the consequences of, or assist in the recovery from, Hurricane Katrina during the period from August 28, 2005, to January 1, 2006, and who would lose accumulated leave in excess of 60 days as a result of such assignment, to retain an accumulated total of up to 90 days of leave.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-12-22
text: Became Public Law No: 109-141.
action_date: 2005-12-22
text: Became Public Law No: 109-141.
action_date: 2005-12-22
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2005-12-22
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2005-12-19
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2005-12-19
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2005-12-16
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2005-12-16
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2005-12-16
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13937)
action_date: 2005-12-16
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S13937)
action_date: 2005-12-15
text: Received in the Senate, read twice.
action_date: 2005-12-14
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2005-12-14
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H11567)
action_date: 2005-12-14
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H11567)
action_date: 2005-12-14
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4508.
action_date: 2005-12-14
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11567-11569)
action_date: 2005-12-14
text: Mr. LoBiondo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2005-12-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2005-12-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-12-13
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 109-141