US Congress House Bill 2839 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on September 6 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-11-10 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 183.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Piracy Suppression Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Revised Statutes to subject any person who commits an act of piracy to the penalty of death or imprisonment for life. Defines "act of piracy" to mean any: (1) illegal act of violence, detention, or depredation, committed by the crew or passengers of a vessel against a vessel, person, or property on the high seas or in any other place outside the jurisdiction of a state (including inciting or facilitating such an act of piracy); and (2) any voluntary act of participation in the operation of a vessel with knowledge that it is a pirate ship. (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to seek reimbursement from a foreign country for the cost of U.S. action to protect or defend foreign-flagged vessels of the country from a pirate attack, including the cost of U.S. action to deter the attack. Authorizes the waiver of such costs under certain circumstances. (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish a training program for U.S. mariners on the use of force against pirates. (Sec. 5) Directs the DOT Secretary to require each federal agency responsible for the transport of equipment, materials, or commodities (government-impelled cargo) by U.S. vessels to provide armed personnel aboard such vessels while transiting high-risk waters. Requires each agency to reimburse vessel owners or operators for the cost of providing armed personnel. (Sec. 6) Directs the Comptroller General to report to Congress on efforts to track ransom payments paid to pirates operating in the waters off Somalia and improve their prosecution.

Piracy Suppression Act of 2011

Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]

Rep. John Mica [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-11-10	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 183.
2011-11-10	House	Committee on Armed Services discharged.
2011-11-10	House	Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 112-273, Part I.
2011-09-08	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2011-09-08	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2011-09-08	House	Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged.
2011-09-06	House	Referred to House Armed Services
2011-09-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
2011-09-06	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2011-09-06	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2839/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2839/BILLS-112hr2839ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2839/BILLS-112hr2839rh.pdf