US Congress Senate Bill 1502 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on June 29 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-06-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Cruise Passenger Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends federal shipping law to direct the Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop standards for cruise ship owners to provide passengers with a conspicuous and unambiguous summary of key terms of passage contracts before they are binding. Vessel owners must provide each passenger with a summary meeting those standards and include the summary in promotional literature. The bill prescribes civil and criminal penalties for violations. DOT must: (1) establish a hotline for passenger complaints, (2) determine whether any of the enumerated rights in the international cruise line passenger bill of rights are enforceable under federal law, and (3) establish an advisory committee for passenger vessel consumer protection. Vessel owners must ensure that a vessel is staffed with sea marshals and medical staff. DOT must: designate a director of victim support services, establish a 24-hour telephone number for crime victims, develop a written summary of rights for crime victims, maintain a statistical compilation of reported incidents, and study the feasibility of having an individual on board each vessel to provide victim support and related services. The Department of Homeland Security must withhold or revoke the clearance of, and the Coast Guard may deny entry into the United States to, any vessel owner who commits an act or omission for which a penalty is imposed under this bill or fails to pay the penalty.

Cruise Passenger Protection Act of 2017

Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]

Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-06-29	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB2173 (Related) 2017-04-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
SB965 (Related) 2017-04-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
HB4970 (Related) 2018-02-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1502/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1502/BILLS-115s1502is.pdf