A bill to allow the Coast Guard to issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessel OLIVER HAZARD PERRY, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-s-3096
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2018-06-20
Subjects: Private Legislation
Latest action: action_date: 2018-06-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-06-20
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill authorizes the Coast Guard to issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessel <i>Oliver Hazard Perry</i> (United States official number 1257224).</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3096 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 20, 2018 Mr. Whitehouse (for himself and Mr. Reed ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To allow the Coast Guard to issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessel OLIVER HAZARD PERRY, and for other purposes.

1. Jones Act waiver for the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY Notwithstanding sections 12112 and 12132 and chapter 551 of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessel OLIVER HAZARD PERRY (IMO number 8775560; United States official number 1257224).