To complete the codification of title 46, United States Code, "Shipping", as positive law.

Bill: 109-hr-1442
Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2005-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Containerization
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Transportation
Drug abuse
Drug law enforcement
Federal Maritime Commission
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Ice breaking operations
Independent regulatory commissions
Law
Liability (Law)
Marine safety
Marine transportation
Merchant marine
Merchant ships
Salvage
Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: 
Codifies into positive law title 46 of the United States Code, entitled &quot;Shipping.&quot; Sets forth organizational and administrative provisions regarding the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC).
 
Amends Federal shipping law to make technical and conforming amendments and set forth requirements with respect to: (1) documentation of vessels; (2) maritime liability; (3) regulation of ocean shipping; (4) the merchant marine; (5) clearance of, and tonnage taxes and duties levied against, vessels; (6) maritime security and drug enforcement; (7) vessel wrecks and salvage; (8) ice patrol and the destruction or removal of vessel derelicts; (9) safe containers for international cargo; and (10) the Maritime Administration.
 
Repeals specified shipping laws.

action_date: 2005-07-14
text: 
 Declares that the purpose of this Act is to enact into positive law title 46 of the United States Code, entitled &quot;Shipping.&quot; Sets forth organizational and administrative provisions regarding the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC).
 
Amends federal shipping law to require, upon the request of the Secretary of Defense, the head of an agency responsible for the administration of navigation or vessel-inspection laws to waive compliance with such laws in the interest of national defense.
 
Exempts cargo on a vessel from forfeiture if: (1) the cargo is owned in good faith by a person not the owner, master, or crewmember of the vessel; and (2) the customs duties on the cargo have been paid.
 
Sets forth a civil penalty (if no penalty exists) for persons convicted of violating a regulation or order of the FMC or the Secretary of Transportation.
 
 Makes technical and conforming amendments and sets forth requirements with respect to: (1) documentation of vessels; (2) maritime liability; (3) regulation of ocean shipping, including shipping in foreign trade; (4) the Merchant Marine and the Merchant Marine Service; (5) clearance of, and tonnage taxes and duties levied against, vessels; (6) maritime security and drug enforcement; (7) vessel wrecks and salvage; (8) ice patrol and the destruction or removal of vessel derelicts; (9) safe containers for international cargo; and (10) the Maritime Administration in the Department of Transportation.
 
Amends various federal maritime laws to require the Secretary of Homeland Security (currently, the Secretary of the Treasury) to withhold or revoke clearance of a vessel that has committed certain maritime violations.
 
Repeals specified shipping laws.

action_date: 2005-11-16
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 14, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
 Declares that the purpose of this Act is to enact into positive law title 46 of the United States Code, entitled &quot;Shipping.&quot; Sets forth organizational and administrative provisions regarding the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC).
 
Amends federal shipping law to require, upon the request of the Secretary of Defense, the head of an agency responsible for the administration of navigation or vessel-inspection laws to waive compliance with such laws in the interest of national defense.
 
Exempts cargo on a vessel from forfeiture if: (1) the cargo is owned in good faith by a person not the owner, master, or crewmember of the vessel; and (2) the customs duties on the cargo have been paid.
 
Sets forth a civil penalty (if no penalty exists) for persons convicted of violating a regulation or order of the FMC or the Secretary of Transportation.
 
 Makes technical and conforming amendments and sets forth requirements with respect to: (1) documentation of vessels; (2) maritime liability; (3) regulation of ocean shipping, including shipping in foreign trade; (4) the Merchant Marine and the Merchant Marine Service; (5) clearance of, and tonnage taxes and duties levied against, vessels; (6) maritime security and drug enforcement; (7) vessel wrecks and salvage; (8) ice patrol and the destruction or removal of vessel derelicts; (9) safe containers for international cargo; and (10) the Maritime Administration in the Department of Transportation.
 
Amends various federal maritime laws to require the Secretary of Homeland Security (currently, the Secretary of the Treasury) to withhold or revoke clearance of a vessel that has committed certain maritime violations.
 
Repeals specified shipping laws.

action_date: 2006-09-07
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 14, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
 Declares that the purpose of this Act is to enact into positive law title 46 of the United States Code, entitled &quot;Shipping.&quot; Sets forth organizational and administrative provisions regarding the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC).
 
Amends federal shipping law to require, upon the request of the Secretary of Defense, the head of an agency responsible for the administration of navigation or vessel-inspection laws to waive compliance with such laws in the interest of national defense.
 
Exempts cargo on a vessel from forfeiture if: (1) the cargo is owned in good faith by a person not the owner, master, or crewmember of the vessel; and (2) the customs duties on the cargo have been paid.
 
Sets forth a civil penalty (if no penalty exists) for persons convicted of violating a regulation or order of the FMC or the Secretary of Transportation.
 
 Makes technical and conforming amendments and sets forth requirements with respect to: (1) documentation of vessels; (2) maritime liability; (3) regulation of ocean shipping, including shipping in foreign trade; (4) the Merchant Marine and the Merchant Marine Service; (5) clearance of, and tonnage taxes and duties levied against, vessels; (6) maritime security and drug enforcement; (7) vessel wrecks and salvage; (8) ice patrol and the destruction or removal of vessel derelicts; (9) safe containers for international cargo; and (10) the Maritime Administration in the Department of Transportation.
 
Amends various federal maritime laws to require the Secretary of Homeland Security (currently, the Secretary of the Treasury) to withhold or revoke clearance of a vessel that has committed certain maritime violations.
 
Repeals specified shipping laws.

action_date: 2006-09-13
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 14, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
 Declares that the purpose of this Act is to enact into positive law title 46 of the United States Code, entitled &quot;Shipping.&quot; Sets forth organizational and administrative provisions regarding the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC).
 
Amends federal shipping law to require, upon the request of the Secretary of Defense, the head of an agency responsible for the administration of navigation or vessel-inspection laws to waive compliance with such laws in the interest of national defense.
 
Exempts cargo on a vessel from forfeiture if: (1) the cargo is owned in good faith by a person not the owner, master, or crewmember of the vessel; and (2) the customs duties on the cargo have been paid.
 
Sets forth a civil penalty (if no penalty exists) for persons convicted of violating a regulation or order of the FMC or the Secretary of Transportation.
 
 Makes technical and conforming amendments and sets forth requirements with respect to: (1) documentation of vessels; (2) maritime liability; (3) regulation of ocean shipping, including shipping in foreign trade; (4) the Merchant Marine and the Merchant Marine Service; (5) clearance of, and tonnage taxes and duties levied against, vessels; (6) maritime security and drug enforcement; (7) vessel wrecks and salvage; (8) ice patrol and the destruction or removal of vessel derelicts; (9) safe containers for international cargo; and (10) the Maritime Administration in the Department of Transportation.
 
Amends various federal maritime laws to require the Secretary of Homeland Security (currently, the Secretary of the Treasury) to withhold or revoke clearance of a vessel that has committed certain maritime violations.
 
Repeals specified shipping laws.

action_date: 2006-10-06
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 14, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
 Declares that the purpose of this Act is to enact into positive law title 46 of the United States Code, entitled &quot;Shipping.&quot; Sets forth organizational and administrative provisions regarding the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC).
 
Amends federal shipping law to require, upon the request of the Secretary of Defense, the head of an agency responsible for the administration of navigation or vessel-inspection laws to waive compliance with such laws in the interest of national defense.
 
Exempts cargo on a vessel from forfeiture if: (1) the cargo is owned in good faith by a person not the owner, master, or crewmember of the vessel; and (2) the customs duties on the cargo have been paid.
 
Sets forth a civil penalty (if no penalty exists) for persons convicted of violating a regulation or order of the FMC or the Secretary of Transportation.
 
 Makes technical and conforming amendments and sets forth requirements with respect to: (1) documentation of vessels; (2) maritime liability; (3) regulation of ocean shipping, including shipping in foreign trade; (4) the Merchant Marine and the Merchant Marine Service; (5) clearance of, and tonnage taxes and duties levied against, vessels; (6) maritime security and drug enforcement; (7) vessel wrecks and salvage; (8) ice patrol and the destruction or removal of vessel derelicts; (9) safe containers for international cargo; and (10) the Maritime Administration in the Department of Transportation.
 
Amends various federal maritime laws to require the Secretary of Homeland Security (currently, the Secretary of the Treasury) to withhold or revoke clearance of a vessel that has committed certain maritime violations.
 
Repeals specified shipping laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-10-06
text: Became Public Law No: 109-304.
action_date: 2006-10-06
text: Became Public Law No: 109-304.
action_date: 2006-10-06
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2006-10-06
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2006-09-27
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2006-09-27
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2006-09-14
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2006-09-13
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9565)
action_date: 2006-09-13
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9565)
action_date: 2006-09-07
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 594.
action_date: 2006-09-07
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Specter without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2006-09-07
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Specter without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2006-09-07
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10247-10311)
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10247-10311)
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1442.
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10247-10312)
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2005-07-14
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 61.
action_date: 2005-07-14
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-170.
action_date: 2005-07-14
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-170.
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E484)
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 109-304