3.0.0 5428 2023-01-11T13:15:45Z 2023-01-11T13:15:45Z House H HR 2008-02-13 110 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Referred to 2008-02-14T16:12:37Z Referred to 2008-02-13T15:01:10Z 2008-02-14 hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Committee 2008-02-13 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2008-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000057 Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10] ELLEN TAUSCHER D CA O. 10 N W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2008-02-25 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2008-03-04 False Transportation and Public Works Administrative procedure Coast guard Department of Homeland Security Electronic data interchange Government Operations and Politics Identification devices Labor and Employment Law Navigational aids Science, Technology, Communications Ships Transportation workers Transportation and Public Works 00 2008-02-13 Introduced in House 2008-05-14T13:17:25Z Vessel Navigation and Safety Improvement Act - Directs the Coast Guard's Commandant to issue regulations requiring: (1) that any pilot serving on a self-propelled, commercial vessel of at least 300 gross tons carry and use a portable electronic device equipped for navigational purposes and capable of being connected to an Automatic Identification System; and (2) related pilot training.

Allows the Commandant to exempt a pilot by certifying that such a device is not necessary where the pilot operates.

]]> Vessel Navigation and Safety Improvement Act Display Title Vessel Navigation and Safety Improvement Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to issue regulations requiring pilots of certain vessels to carry and utilize a portable electronic device equipped for navigational purposes, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Vessel Navigation and Safety Improvement Act Introduced in House 2008-02-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5428ih/xml/BILLS-110hr5428ih.xml 2008-02-14 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.