US Congress House Bill 1210 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 17 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Maritime Lien Reform Act - Bars specified federal shipping laws related to maritime liability from: (1) establishing maritime liens on state or federal fishing permits (authorizing a person or use of a vessel to engage in fishing), and (2) authorizing civil actions to enforce maritime liens on such permits. Specifies that a "fishing permit" is governed solely by the state or federal law under which it was issued and is not included in the whole or as an appurtenance or intangible of a vessel.

Maritime Lien Reform Act

Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
2011-03-17	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

SB608 (Related) 2011-03-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
HB2838 (Related) 2012-12-20 - Became Public Law No: 112-213.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1210/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1210/BILLS-112hr1210ih.pdf