US Congress Senate Bill 608 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 17 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-17 - 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]

Maritime Lien Reform Act of 2011 - Bars specified federal shipping laws related to maritime liability from: (1) establishing maritime liens on state or federal fishing licenses (authorizing a person or use of a vessel to engage in fishing), and (2) authorizing civil actions to enforce maritime liens on such licenses. Specifies that a "fishing license" is governed solely by the state or federal law under which it was issued and is not included in the whole or as an appurtenance or intangible of a vessel.

Maritime Lien Reform Act of 2011

Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]

Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-17	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB1210 (Related) 2011-03-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
HB2838 (Related) 2012-12-20 - Became Public Law No: 112-213.
HB2820 (Related) 2011-09-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/608/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s608/BILLS-112s608is.pdf