US Congress Senate Bill 1496 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: N/A
Status: Introduced on August 2 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-08-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5264)
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Ethical Shipping Inspections Act of 2011 - Amends federal shipping inspection laws to prohibit the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating from delegating (and to require revocation of an existing delegation of) certain inspection, certification, and related services to a foreign classification society if the Secretary of State determines that such society provides comparable services: (1) in Iran, North Korea, North Sudan, or Syria; or (2) for the government of such countries.

Ethical Shipping Inspections Act of 2011

Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]

Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]

Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I-CT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-08-02	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5264)
2011-08-02	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5263-5264)

HB2998 (Same As) 2011-09-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
HB1634 (Related) 2011-04-15 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
HB3638 (Related) 2012-02-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
SB641 (Related) 2012-07-31 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 481.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1496/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1496/BILLS-112s1496is.pdf