US Congress House Bill 2460 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on July 8 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-07-09 - 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]

Creating and Restoring U.S. Investment and Stimulating Employment Act - Exempts from certain provisions limiting the transportation of passengers by a passenger vessel between U.S. coastwise trading ports or places those voyages: (1) that are over 24 hours in duration, (2) that are at least partly on the high seas, and (3) in which passengers embark or disembark in the United States (including any U.S. commonwealth or territory). Excludes from the existing definition of "passenger vessel": (1) public vessels, (2) vessels owned or operated by a state or local government, or (3) vessels used on a regular schedule to provide transportation only between particular places and to transport only passengers or vehicles or railroad cars used in transporting passengers or goods.

Creating and Restoring U.S. Investment and Stimulating Employment Act

Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]

Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-07-09	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
2011-07-08	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2460/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2460/BILLS-112hr2460ih.pdf