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H.R.2443

H.R.2443: Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004

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About This Bill

This bill was introduced in the 108th Congress
This bill is primarily about emergency management
Introduced June 12, 2003
Latest Major Action Aug. 9, 2004

Bill Sponsor

Don Young (R-Alaska)

Bill Cosponsors

3 (2 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Bill Summary

Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 - Title I: Authorization - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY 2005 for the Coast Guard (CG), under the categories of: (1) CG operation and maintenance, with a portion from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (Fund) for certain purposes under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA); (2) acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore and offshore...

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Bill Actions

Date	Description
	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
	Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
	Subcommitte on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Held Hearing Prior to Introduction and Referral (May 22, 2003).
	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 108-233.
	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 127.
	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 416 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2443 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Bill is open to amendments.
	Rule H. Res. 416 passed House.
	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 416.
	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2443 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Bill is open to amendments.
	House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 416 and Rule XVIII.
	The Speaker designated the Honorable Doug Ose to act as Chairman of the Committee.
	GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2443.
	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the LoBiondo amendment under the five-minute rule.
	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the DeFazio amendment under the five-minute rule.
	POSTPONED VOTE - At the conclusion of debate on the DeFazio amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. DeFazio demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Manzullo amendment under the five-minute rule.
	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Baldwin amendment under the five-minute rule.
	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Bell amendment under the five-minute rule.
	UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of an amendment which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2443.
	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
	The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
	On passage Passed by voice vote.
	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
	The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 2443.
	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
	Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
	Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
	Senate insists on its amendments, asks for a conference, appoints conferees McCain; Stevens; Lott; Hutchison; Snowe; Hollings; Inouye; Breaux; Wyden.
	Senate appointed conferees. Inhofe; Jeffords from the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
	Mr. LoBiondo asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendments, and agree to a conference.
	On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendments, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection.
	Mr. Filner moved that the House instruct conferees.
	DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Filner motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 2443. The instructions contained within the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to insist on the language contained in section 415 of the House bill that requires foreign-flag vessels to have their vessel security plans approved by the United States Coast Guard before entering a port in the United States.
	On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 395 - 19 (Roll no. 148).
	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
	The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendments, and modifications committed to conference: Young (AK), Coble, Duncan, Hoekstra, LoBiondo, Simmons, Diaz-Balart, M., Oberstar, Filner, Bishop (NY), and Lampson.
	The Speaker appointed conferees for consideration of the House bill and Senate amendments, and modifications committed to conference: Cox and Thompson (MS).
	Conference held.
	Conferees agreed to file conference report.
	Conference report H. Rept. 108-617 filed.
	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 730 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 2443.
	Rule H. Res. 730 passed House.
	Mr. Young (AK) brought up conference report H. Rept. 108-617 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 730.
	DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report to H.R. 2443.
	The previous question was ordered without objection.
	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the conference report to H.R. 2443 the Chair put the question on adoption of the conference report and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Filner demanded the yeas and nays and the Speaker postponed further proceedings until later in the legislative day.
	The House proceeded to consider the conference report H.Rept. 108-617 as unfinished business.
	Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
	On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 425 - 1 (Roll no. 404).
	Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement and message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
	Senate agreed to conference report by Unanimous Consent Vote.
	Cleared for White House.
	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
	Presented to President.
	Signed by President.
	Became Public Law No: 108-293.
June 12, 2003	Introduced in the House by Don Young (R-Alaska)

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