S.2329: Ship, Seafarer, and Container Security Act

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Bill Summary

Ship, Seafarer, and Container Security Act - Requires certain vessels to be equipped with an automatic identification system when operating in U.S. navigable waters. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to initiate a rulemaking to implement such requirement.Urges the Secretary to negotiate an international agreement (or amendments to such an agreement) that: (1) provides for a uniform, comprehensive, international system of identification...

(Source: Library of Congress)

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Bill Actions

Date Description
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
April 25, 2002

Introduced in the Senate by John B. Breaux (D-La.)

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