3.0.0 1605 2023-01-11T19:51:17Z 2023-01-11T19:51:17Z House H HR 2007-03-20 110 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing Legislative interest 2007-10-11T16:04:00Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Referred to 2007-03-21T17:21:34Z Referred to 2007-03-20T14:34:50Z 2007-03-21 hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Committee 2007-03-20 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2007-03-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000553 Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] STEVEN LATOURETTE R OH C. 14 N Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2007-03-20 True L000554 Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] FRANK LOBIONDO R NJ A. 2 2007-03-20 True M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2007-03-29 False Transportation and Public Works Administrative fees Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Economics and Public Finance Fingerprints Government Operations and Politics Identification devices Labor and Employment Law Licenses Merchant seamen Postal service Transportation and Public Works 00 2007-03-20 Introduced in House 2007-05-18T21:13:19Z Merchant Mariner Credentials Improvement Act of 2007 - Revises requirements with respect to merchant mariner's documents, licenses, and certificates of registry to authorize the advanced renewal of such items which shall not be valid until the date that the originally issued items expire.

Prohibits the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating from charging a fee for the application, processing, or issuance of a merchant mariner's document if, within 30 days of the date the individual submits a complete application for the document, the Secretary has not: (1) issued the document to the individual; or (2) notified the individual that the document will not be issued because the individual does not meet certain qualifications.

Prohibits the Secretary from requiring an individual to be fingerprinted for the issuance or renewal of a merchant mariner's document, license, or certificate of registry if the individual was previously fingerprinted upon applying for a transportation security card.

Extends an expiring merchant mariner's document, license, or certificate of registry for one year (currently, such items are issued for a five-year period with renewals for additional five-year periods) to help eliminate a backlog in processing such items.

Requires the Secretary to develop an interim clearance process for issuance of merchant mariner's documents to help newly hired seamen who do not pose a safety and security risk to begin working on an offshore supply vessel or towing vessel.

Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on: (1) a plan to ensure that the application process for a merchant mariner document can be completed entirely by mail; and (2) the feasibility of the redesign of such document to comply with certain standards.

]]> Merchant Mariner Credentials Improvement Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 46, United States Code, to repeal requirements that applicants for merchant seamen licenses and certificates and merchant mariner's documents must take oaths, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Merchant Mariner Credentials Improvement Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Merchant Mariner Credentials Improvement Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-03-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr1605ih/xml/BILLS-110hr1605ih.xml 2007-03-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.