US Congress House Bill 2700 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on June 9 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-06-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

BOATS Act Boating Occupancy and Teaching Safety Act Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to: establish maximum passenger capacity and maximum weight capacity standards for recreational vessels; and require manufacturers and operators of passenger vessels to permanently display in a legible manner that is clearly visible, including on each flying bridge of the vessel, to vessel passengers such maximum capacity requirements and a notice of the need to balance vessel weight to avoid capsizing. Defines "flying bridge" to mean an open deck above the main navigating bridge of a recreational vessel. Amends federal shipping law to revise state recreational boating safety program requirements. Allows a state to contract with a local government or private entity to provide boating safety education services under a state recreational boating safety program. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make amounts in the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund available for expenditures to carry out the purposes of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (as in effect upon enactment of this Act).

BOATS Act Boating Occupancy and Teaching Safety Act

Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-06-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
2015-06-10	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
2015-06-09	House	Referred to House Natural Resources
2015-06-09	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2015-06-09	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2015-06-09	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2015-06-09	House	Introduced in House

SB1464 (Related) 2015-05-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2700/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2700/BILLS-114hr2700ih.pdf