COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES (House)

Appointment

Jones, Representative Walter (H. Res. 39), 983 [8JA]

Members (H. Res. 45), 1760 [21JA]

———(H. Res. 54), 1828 [22JA]

Shays, Representative, 30886 [4NO]

Bills and resolutions

Anniversary (see H.J. Res. 435)

———print document (see H. Res. 344)

Investigations and studies: funding (see H. Res. 97)

Hearings

Amend the definition of vessel of the U.S. in the Fishery Conservation and Management Act (H.R. 1956) (testimony), D298 [29AP]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, AK: (testimony), D566 [30JY]

Authorizing appropriations for Federal Maritime Commission maritime programs: (testimony from John A. Gaughan, Edward V. Hickey, Jr., Walter T. Piotti, Jr., and public witnesses), D112 [4MR]

Availability and performance of domestic vessels (H.R. 1037): (testimony), D725 [15OC]

Benefits to merchant seamen who served in the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II (H.R. 1235): (testimony), D328 [7MY]

Cargo preference laws under the Merchant Marine Act and the Cargo Preference Act: (testimony), D532 [21JY]

Coast Guard budget (testimony), D270 [22AP]

———(testimony from Paul A. Yost), D96 [26FE]

Coast Guard icebreaker missions and the level of service provided by and expected from the Coast Guard: (testimony), D559 [29JY], D579 [4AU]

Coast Guard User Fee and Free Ride Termination Act (H.R. 1765) (testimony), D403 [4JN]

Coastal pollution: (testimony), D367 [20MY], D825 [18NO]

Coastal Resources Restoration Act (H.R. 3411): (testimony), D787 [4NO]

Coastal Zone Management Act amendment (H.R. 3202): (testimony), D670 [30SE]

Coastal zone management consistency: (testimony), D361 [19MY], D416 [10JN]

Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety and Compensation Act (H.R. 1841), D421 [11JN]

Contained aquatic disposal method for the disposal of contaminated dredged materials in Puget Sound and elsewhere in the marine environment, D72 [19FE]

Council of Environmental Quality reauthorization and National Environmental Policy Act oversight: (testimony), D257 [9AP]

Crew licensing, inspection and additional safety requirements for certain fishing industry vessels (H.R. 1836), D421 [11JN]

Dept. of the Interior report on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, AK: (testimony), D459 [24JN], D691 [6OC]

Disposal of plastic materials and other garbage at sea (H.R. 940), and fishing with plastic drift nets: (testimony), D436 [17JN]

Endangered Species Act appropriations (H.R. 1467) (testimony), D160 [17MR]

Establish the title of States and assure protection of certain abandoned shipwrecks (H.R. 74, 2071) (testimony), D264 [21AP]

Establish of a National Oceans Policy Commission (H.R. 1171): (testimony), D374 [21MY]

Exploration and recovery of hard mineral resources on the seabed area under U.S. jurisdiction (H.R. 1260): (testimony), D454 [23JN]

Funding, D95 [26FE]

Impact of foreign trade practices on U.S. maritime industries and labor (testimony from Edward V. Hickey, Jr. and John A. Gaughan), D149 [12MR]

Liability and compensation for oil spill damage and removal costs: (H.R. 1632) (testimony), D215 [31MR]

Marine Resources Investment and Economic Competitiveness Act (H.R. 1717): (testimony), D481 [30JN]

Merchant Marine Act amendments (H.R. 1803), D367 [20MY]

Merchant Marine Decorations and Medals Act (H.R. 1430) (testimony), D328 [7MY]

National Marine Fisheries Service budget (testimony from William Evans), D72 [19FE]

Nature and scale of oil exploration and development which might take place in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, AK: (testimony), D770 [29OC]

NOAA budget (testimony from Anthony J. Calio), D133 [10MR]

Ocean Incineration Research Act (H.R. 737): (testimony), D819 [17NO]

Organotin-Based Antifoulant Paint Control Act (H.R. 2210): (testimony), D496 [8JY]

Outer 5-year Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program: (testimony), D374 [21MY]

Panama Canal Commission budget (H.R. 2224), D322 [6MY]

———(testimony from William R. Gianelli, Dennis P. McAuliffe, and public witnesses), D142 [11MR]

Prohibit U.S. naval escorts for Kuwaiti tankers unless Kuwait allows U.S. to base minesweeping helicopters in Kuwait (H.R. 3039): (testimony), D594 [6AU]

Realignment of management and support functions within the U.S. Coast Guard: (testimony), D351 [14MY]

Refuge Revenue Sharing Fund: (testimony), D633 [18SE]

Require U.S. ownership, construction, and manning of commercial fishing industry vessels (H.R. 438) (testimony), D298 [29AP]

Require vessels used to transport sewage sludge to be built in the U.S. (H.R. 82) (testimony), D280 [23AP]

———(H.R. 1803), D367 [20MY]

Strategic Ocean and Coastal Resources Act (H.R. 1727): (testimony), D481 [30JN]

Tributyltin-Based Antifouling Paint Control Act (H.R. 1046): (testimony), D496 [8JY]

U.S. Code amendment to provide the death penalty for civilian espionage (H.R. 2032): (testimony), D328 [7MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget (testimony from William P. Horn and Frank H. Dunkle), D65 [18FE]

U.S. maritime laws and policies: (testimony), D444 [18JN]

U.S.-Republic of Korea fishery agreement (H.R. 2480), D403 [4JN]

Letters

Appointments to Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors: Representative Walter Jones, 4446 [2MR]

Meetings

Amended Sea Grant legislation, D546 [23JY]

Appropriations for the Office of Environmental Quality (H.R. 2020), D403 [4JN], D411 [9JN]

Appropriations for the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 2583), D624 [16SE], D639 [22SE]

Appropriations to carry out the Endangered Species Act (H.R. 1467), D787 [4NO], D830 [19NO]

Coast Guard budget (H.R. 2342), D384 [28MY], D411 [9JN]

Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Anti-Reflagging Act (H.R. 2598), D554 [28JY]

Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety and Compensation Act (H.R. 1841), D747 [22OC]

Comprehensive system of liability and compensation for oil spill damage and removal costs (H.R. 1632), D316 [5MY]

Congressional approval of the Governing International Fishery Agreement between the U.S. and Japan (H.R. 3674), D895 [16DE]

Establish a strategic research program under the National Sea Grant College Program (H.R. 3017), D554 [28JY]

Establish the title of States in certain abandoned shipwrecks (H.R. 74), D538 [22JY], D587 [5AU]

Exploration and recovery of hard mineral resources on the seabed area under U.S. jurisdiction (H.R. 1260), D587 [5AU]

Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act anniversary (H. Con. Res. 130), D411 [9JN]

Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge, WA (H.R. 3423), D895 [16DE]

Improve efforts to monitor, assess, and reduce the adverse impacts of drift nets (H.R. 3584), D787 [4NO]

Maritime Agreement Act (H.R. 300), Dept. of Transportation maritime programs appropriations (H.R. 953), and Ocean Transportation Practices Act (H.R. 1290), D221 [1AP], D230 [2AP]

Merchant Marine Act amendments (H.R. 1803), D411 [9JN]

National Oceans Policy Commission Act (H.R. 1171), D502 [9JY]

Organization, D52 [4FE]

Organotin-Based Antifoulant Paint Control Act (H.R. 2210), D587 [5AU], D639 [22SE]

Panama Canal Act Amendments (H.R. 3362), D717 [14OC]

Panama Canal Commission Authorization Act (H.R. 2224), D554 [28JY]

Reconciliation recommendations, D717 [14OC]

Regulation of the disposal of plastic materials and other garbage at sea (H.R. 940), D624 [16SE], D639 [22SE]

———(testimony), D545 [23JY]

Require vessels used to transport sewage sludge to be built in the U.S. (H.R. 82), D411 [9JN]

Treaty on fisheries between the Governments of certain Pacific Island States and U.S. obligations (H.R. 3767), D895 [16DE]

U.S.-Republic of Korea fishery agreement (H.R. 2480), D403 [4JN], D411 [9JN]

Remarks in House

Marine transportation: filing of report on H.R. 1290, 8006 [6AP]

Meetings: during sessions, 9304 [22AP], 9465 [23AP], 10375 [29AP], 13987 [28MY], 14511 [3JN]

Notices of hearings, 9465 [23AP]

Thomas, Representative Robert L.: resignation, 28613 [21OC]

Reports

Foreign Travel Expenditures, 15364, 15365 [10JN], 24347 [17SE], 33055 [20NO]

Reports filed

Activities (H. Rept. 99-1044), 854 [7JA]

Appropriations for Coast Guard: (H.R. 2342) (H. Rept. 100-154), 15583 [11JN]

Appropriations for Panama Canal Commission (H.R. 2224) (H. Rept. 100-275), 22795 [6AU]

Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Anti-Reflagging Act (H.R. 2598) (H. Rept. 100-423), 30981 [5NO]

Counter Unfair Marine Transportation Practices (H.R. 1290): (H. Rept. 100-39), 8017 [6AP]

Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act: (H. Con. Res. 130) (H. Rept. 100-168), 16774 [18JN]

Fishermen's Protective Act (H.R. 2893) (H. Rept. 100-299), 23876 [14SE]

Fishing Treaty Between the U.S. and Republic of Korea (H.R. 2480) (H. Rept. 100-161), 16567 [17JN]

Maritime Agreements for Carriage of U.S. Waterborne Trade (H.R. 300) (H. Rept. 100-233), 20905 [23JY]

Maritime Programs Appropriations (H.R. 953) (H. Rept. 100-80), 11263 [5MY]

National Oceans Policy Commission (H.R. 1171) (H. Rept. 100-300), 23876 [14SE]

National Sea Grant College Program (H.R. 3017) (H. Rept. 100-309), 24676 [21SE]

Office of Environmental Quality: (H.R. 2020) (H. Rept. 100-166), 16774 [18JN]

Oil Spill Damage Liability and Compensation (H.R. 1632) (H. Rept. 100-163), 16567 [17JN]

———(H. Rept. 100-263), 22312 [4AU]

Prohibit Use of Certain Organotin-Based Antifoulant Paints (H.R. 2210) (H. Rept. 100-400), 29306 [27OC]

San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Authorization (H.R. 2583) (H. Rept. 100-326), 26061 [1OC]

Transportation of Waste in U.S.-Built Ships (H.R. 82) (H. Rept. 100-219), 19677 [14JY]

U.S.-Japan International Fishery Agreement: (H.R. 3674) (H. Rept. 100-489), 36150 [17DE]

Resignations

DioGuardi, Representative, 30886 [4NO]

Thomas, Representative Robert L., 28613 [21OC]

Rules

Procedure, 2730-2735 [4FE]

Testimonies

Authorizing Appropriations to Carry Out the Endangered Species Act (H.R. 1467), D160 [17MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 39, appointment of members to committee, 983 [8JA]