SHIPS AND VESSELS related term(s) Merchant Marine Industry

Addresses

Condemn and Respond to Hijacking and Crashing of Commercial Aircraft Into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: Tony Blair, Prime Minister of Great Britain, S10263-S10266 [4OC]

Renaming of USNS Gunnery Sergeant Fred W. Stockham: Kitty Crenshaw, E1343 [17JY]

Amendments

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1699), H2891 [5JN], H2957 [6JN], H2972, H2973 [7JN]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1214), S11444 [5NO], S13987 [20DE]

Articles and editorials

Accountability and the Navy, H1666 [1MY]

City Native Involved in Indian Ocean Rescue, E2382 [20DE]

Despite Sub Inquiry, Navy Still Sees Need for Guests on Ships, H1666 [1MY]

Fire Next Time, S3825 [24AP]

Incomplete Investigation, E714 [3MY]

Navy Ducks Scrutiny, H1667 [1MY]

Seaports—On the Dock, Holes in the Security Net Are Gaping, S11574 [8NO]

Venture in Ships Is a Rare Zell Flop, S13922 [20DE]

Verizon Wireless Links Boaters to Coast Guard, E929 [24MY]

We Beat Hitler—We Can Vanquish This Foe, Too, E1661 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions

AJ (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 511), S2117 [9MR]

Caledonia (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3203), H7592 [31OC]

Cargo transportation: require inspection of all cargo on commercial trucks and vessels entering the U.S. (see H.R. 2960), H6055 [25SE]

Coast Guard: acquisition of information on incoming vessels prior to entrance into U.S. waters (see S. 1559), S10794 [17OC]

———authorizing appropriations (see S. 951), S5616 [24MY] (see H.R. 1699), H1923 [3MY] (see H.R. 3507), H10355 [18DE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1699), consideration (see H. Res. 155), H2887 [5JN]

———make changes in laws governing personnel, increase marine safety, and improve operations and policies (see H.R. 2481), H4008 [12JY]

———make changes in laws governing personnel, increase marine safety, renew certain safety advisory groups, and improve operations and policies (see H.R. 1099), H1010 [20MR]

———require that the Sea Marshal Program be carried out in U.S. ports considered to be most vulnerable to terrorist attack and authorize additional personnel and funds for such program (see H.R. 3432), H9077 [6DE]

Corps of Engineers: repair and expand a wave attenuation system for Lubec, ME (see S. 1159), S7426 [10JY]

CPSC: issue safety standards for marine internal combustion engines relative to toxic emissions (see H.R. 3385), H8841 [4DE]

Dept. of Defense: require forfeiture of vessels used in the commission of willful violations of Dept. of Defense safety regulations regarding navigable waters used by the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3044), H6379 [4OC]

———strengthen the National Defense Features program (see H.R. 2075), H2955 [6JN]

———tribute to the U.S.S. Eisenhower Battle Group during its extended deployment for the war effort in Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 279), H8421 [27NO]

Dept. of the Interior: prevent the westward spread of aquatic nuisance species and provide rapid response capacity in certain Western States (see H.R. 2732), H5333 [2AU]

Dept. of Transportation: administration of cargo preference laws (see S. 64), S99 [22JA]

———conduct assessment of terrorist-related threats to all forms of public transportation (see H.R. 3035), H6379 [4OC]

———improve security at U.S. maritime borders (see H.R. 3013), H6260 [3OC]

Disasters: establish an assistance program for families of maritime disaster victims (see H.R. 2228), H3259 [19JN]

Drugs: provide for the stockpiling of potassium iodide tablets in areas near the homeport of nuclear powered naval vessels (see H.R. 3510), H10355 [18DE]

Eagle (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 692), S3436 [4AP]

Excellence III (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 1524), S10457 [10OC]

Fish and fishing: establish a moratorium on bottom trawling and use of other mobile fishing gear on the seabed in certain coastal areas (see H.R. 108), H59 [6JA]

Foreign trade: reform the coastwise, intercoastal, and noncontiguous trade shipping laws (see H.R. 2046), H2848 [25MY]

———U.S. cargo preference policy (see S. Res. 11), S101 [22JA]

Golden Venture (vessel): relief of certain aliens who were aboard the immigrant-smuggling ship (see H.R. 3179), H7529 [30OC]

Great Lakes: prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (see S. 1034), S6212 [13JN] (see H.R. 1680), H1860 [2MY]

———protect resources by banning bulk water diversions and restoring historic lighthouses (see S. 1035), S6212 [13JN]

Harbors: repeal harbor maintenance tax and authorize appropriations for activities formerly funded with Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund revenues (see H.R. 2737), H5334 [2AU]

Hoga (U.S.S.): authorize transport of former naval medium harbor tug to Port Everglades, FL, for use as a veterans memorial and for vocational seamanship training (see H.R. 2665), H4724 [26JY]

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (see H.R. 3166), H7308 [24OC]

Lauderdale Lady (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3018), H6260 [3OC]

Merchant marine industry: improve the recording and discharging of maritime liens and expand the American Merchant Marine Memorial Wall of Honor (see H.R. 1098), H1010 [20MR]

M/V Adios (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 1580), S11105 [25OC]

National Coast Guard Museum: establish (see H.R. 850), H623 [1MR]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see S. 1214), S8014 [20JY] (see S. 1728), S12001 [16NO] (see H.R. 3437), H9077 [6DE]

———improve port and maritime security (see S. 1587), S11198 [30OC]

Navy: naming of new naval vessel as the U.S.S. Bluejacket (see H. Con. Res. 294), H10909 [19DE]

———report changes in budget and staffing that take place as a result of regionalization program (see S. 1289), S8574 [1AU]

Safety: encourage safe and responsible use of personal watercraft (see H.R. 702), H397 [14FE]

———improve security at airports and seaports (see S. 1429), S9440 [14SE]

———require houseboats that have electric power generators on board to have a carbon monoxide venting system (see H.R. 3303), H8248 [15NO] (see H.R. 3377), H8731 [29NO]

Shipping Act: restore the application of antitrust laws to certain applicable agreements and conduct (see H.R. 1253), H1189 [27MR]

Skimmer (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 855), H623 [1MR]

Sovereign (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2923), H5927 [21SE]

Sphinx (U.S.S.): convey to the Dunkirk Historical Lighthouse and Veterans Park Museum for use as a military museum (see H.R. 2455), H3862 [10JY]

St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (see H.R. 143), H60 [6JA]

St. Louis (S.S.): express regret for refusal by the U.S. to provide asylum to Jewish refugees prior to the onset of World War II (see H. Con. Res. 185), H4013 [16JY]

Submarine cables: require the use of certain vessels for laying, servicing, and maintaining Federal submarine cables (see H.R. 3560), H10963 [20DE]

Taxation: allow the use of completed contract method of accounting in the case of certain long-term naval vessel construction contracts (see S. 666), S3215 [30MR] (see H.R. 2189), H3202 [14JN]

Thresher (U.S.S.): erect a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery to honor the crew (see S. Con. Res. 46), S5831 [5JN] (see H. Con. Res. 137), H2334 [17MY]

Tokeena (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 935), H741 [7MR]

Tourist trade: promote the construction and operation of cruise ships in the U.S. and facilitate the development of a U.S.-built cruise industry (see S. 222), S914 [31JA]

———stimulate increased domestic cruise ship opportunities by temporarily reducing barriers for entry into the domestic cruise ship trade (see S. 127), S101 [22JA] (see H.R. 2901), H5736 [19SE]

Treaties and agreements: approve a governing international fishery agreement between the U.S. and Estonia (see H.R. 644), H395 [14FE]

U.S.-flag merchant marine: revitalize international competitiveness (see H.R. 3262), H7959 [8NO]

Virgin Islands: exempt from inspection certain small passenger vessels that operate only in the waters of the U.S. Virgin Islands (see H.R. 328), H163 [31JA]

Weapons: terminate production of Trident II missiles and prohibit backfitting of certain Trident I ballistic missile submarines to carry such missiles (see S. 113), S100 [22JA]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 3), S527 [24JA]

Poems

``Building of the Ship,'' Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, S7155 [29JN]

``Tribute to the Men of the USS Indianapolis,'' Michael Monroney, H4764 [27JY]

Remarks in House

AMISTAD America, Inc.: funding, H10440 [19DE]

Amistad (vessel): tribute to craftsmen and contractors who participated in the construction of a replica, H4202 [18JY]

Armed Forces: anniversary of Naval Reserve, E266 [1MR]

Business and industry: require that U.S. commercially operated vessels be U.S. built, owned, and crewed, H10416 [19DE]

Chestertown, MD: tribute to the Schooner Sultana Project, E440 [22MR]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1699), H2965-H2975 [7JN], H3005 [12JN], E1081 [12JN], E1737 [25SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1699), amendment process, H2824 [25MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1699), consideration (H. Res. 155), H2961-H2963 [7JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1699), corrections in engrossment, H2975 [7JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3507), H10406-H10418 [19DE], H10936 [20DE]

———funding, H3286 [20JN], H3566-H3568 [26JN], H5345 [5SE]

———make changes in laws governing personnel, increase marine safety, renew certain safety advisory groups, and improve operations and policies (H.R. 1099), H1026-H1030 [21MR]

———National Foreign Intelligence Program agency classification, H6392 [5OC]

———port and maritime security and counter-terrorism programs funding, H8536-H8539 [28NO], H8887 [5DE]

———require new vessels be constructed in the U.S. using U.S. iron and steel, H2973 [7JN]

Corps of Engineers: Kill Van Kull dredging project funding, H3654 [27JN]

Dept. of Defense: funding, H4374-H4377 [20JY]

———merchant marine and shipbuilding funding, H5771 [20SE]

———strengthen the National Defense Features program, H5856 [20SE]

———strengthen the National Defense Features program (H.R. 2075), E1032, E1033 [6JN]

———tribute to the U.S.S. Enterprise Battle Group during its extended deployment for the war effort in Afghanistan (H. Con. Res. 279), H10404, H10405 [19DE], H10935 [20DE]

———Trident Ballistic Missile Submarine conversion funding, H5773 [20SE]

Dept. of the Interior: prevent the westward spread of aquatic nuisance species and provide rapid response capacity in certain Western States (H.R. 2732), E1526 [3AU]

Dorchester (U.S.A.T.): tribute to efforts of chaplains during sinking off the coast of Greenland, E117 [6FE]

Eisenhower (U.S.S.): refueling complex overhaul program funding, H6018 [25SE]

Gannet (vessel): commissioning of Coast Guard cutter, E1449 [26JY]

Great Lakes: prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available, H7606 [1NO]

Greece: tribute to the Aegean Regatta cultural event, E1619 [10SE]

Gunnery Sergeant Fred W. Stockham (USNS): renaming, E1343 [17JY]

Harbors: repeal harbor maintenance tax and authorize appropriations for activities formerly funded with Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund revenues (H.R. 2737), E1556 [3AU]

Hazardous substances: venting of carbon monoxide emissions in houseboats, H2557-H2561 [22MY]

Hoga (U.S.S.): authorize transport of former naval medium harbor tug to Port Everglades, FL, for use as a veterans memorial and for vocational seamanship training (H.R. 2665), E1439 [26JY]

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (H.R. 3166), E2524 [3JA]

Lake County, CA: anniversary of Lake County Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 38, E695 [2MY]

McVay, Charles B., III: exoneration from court-martial conviction relative to sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, H4764 [27JY]

Merchant marine industry: improve the recording and discharging of maritime liens and expand the American Merchant Marine Memorial Wall of Honor (H.R. 1098), H1023 [21MR]

Muskegon, MI: Coast Guard air search and rescue facility funding, H2974 [7JN]

National Coast Guard Museum: establish (H.R. 850), H10417 [19DE]

National Defense Reserve Fleet: disposal of obsolete ships, H8158 [14NO]

National Maritime Day: observance, E897 [22MY]

National Safe Boating Week: observance, E929 [24MY]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, H8223 [15NO], H8330 [16NO], H8501 [28NO]

———military readiness of U.S. forces, H190 [6FE], H280 [13FE], H655 [7MR], H5375, H5376 [5SE], H5766, H5767, H5775, H5777 [20SE], H6034 [25SE], E1661 [14SE], E2081 [15NO]

Navy: naming of new naval vessel as the U.S.S. Bluejacket (H. Con. Res. 294), E2343 [20DE]

———review policies relative to presence of civilians on ships and vessels during military activities, H1665 [1MY], E714 [3MY]

———shipbuilding funding, H1463 [4AP]

———U.S.S. Harry S Truman and U.S.S. Jefferson City recipients of the Navy and International Food Service Executives Association Captain Edward F. Ney Memorial Awards, E209 [26FE]

North American Safe Boating Week: observance, E695 [2MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: tribute to heroic efforts of sailors of the U.S.S. John S. McCain, E1743 [26SE]

———use of Farallon de Medinilla Island for U.S. Navy training exercises, E1696 [21SE]

Pahokee, FL: city marina dredging project funding, H4136, H4137 [18JY]

Panama Canal: designate as a distant foreign port of call, E1737 [25SE]

Ronald Reagan (U.S.S.): christening, H655 [7MR]

St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (H.R. 143), E19 [6JA]

Theodore Roosevelt (U.S.S.): observance of Halloween by crew, E2014 [6NO]

Transportation: security programs funding, H7545-H7549 [31OC]

U.S.-flag merchant marine: revitalize international competitiveness (H.R. 3262), E2035 [8NO]

Waterways: facilitate private and public sector investments for establishing coastal corridor operations, E1541 [3AU]

Whitney, TX: allow permit holders to refurbish existing boat docks on Lake Whitney, H3668 [27JN]

World War II: tribute to the crew of the Boise (U.S.S.), E739 [4MY]

Remarks in Senate

AJ (vessel): certificate of documentation (S. 511), S2131 [9MR]

American Classic Voyages Co.: assumption of debt by the Maritime Administration on loans for cruise ship construction, S13921 [20DE]

Arctic Rose (vessel): sinking off the coast of Alaska, S3697 [6AP]

Armed Forces: anniversary of Naval Reserve, S1583 [26FE]

Cassin Young (U.S.S.): tribute, S8278 [26JY]

Coast Guard: acquisition of information on incoming vessels prior to entrance into U.S. waters (S. 1559), S10795 [17OC]

———aircraft and vessel modernization funding, S6053 [11JN]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 951), S5623-S5630 [24MY]

———establish Maritime Security Teams and make changes in personnel to prevent terrorism, work in drug interdiction, and improve marine safety, S13883 [20DE]

———funding, S3648 [6AP], S7584 [12JY], S8273 [26JY]

———tribute to helicopter crew for oil rig fire rescue in the Gulf of Mexico, S1266 [13FE]

Corps of Engineers: repair and expand a wave attenuation system for Lubec, ME (S. 1159), S7429 [10JY]

Cove Point, MD: FERC decision to reactivate and expand liquefied natural gas terminal, S11545 [7NO]

Customs Service: aircraft and vessel modernization funding, S6053 [11JN]

———develop pilot program to examine technologies used to verify contents of containers and prevent tampering during transportation, S13880 [20DE]

Eagle (vessel): certificate of documentation (S. 692), S3443 [4AP]

Foreign trade: cargo liability reform, S11716 [13NO]

Gilbert, Bill: tribute to book ``Ship of Miracles,'' on the rescue of North Korean refugees by the S.S. Meredith Victory during the Korean War, S5685 [25MY]

Great Lakes: prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (S. 1034), S6227-S6231 [13JN]

———protect resources by banning bulk water diversions and restoring historic lighthouses (S. 1035), S6227-S6231 [13JN]

Greeneville (U.S.S.): expression of sympathy to Japanese victims of collision with Ehime Maru (vessel), S1374 [14FE]

International Maritime Satellite Organization: initial public offering deadline, S9437 [14SE]

Maritime Administration: evaluation of loan guarantee defaults, S13921 [20DE]

———Ship Loan Guarantee Program funding, S9386 [13SE]

Maritime crime: U.S. policy on sea piracy, S9389 [13SE]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, S10527 [11OC], S11574-S11576 [8NO]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1214), S8015-S8018 [20JY], S9331 [12SE], S12068 [28NO], S13693 [19DE], S13867, S13871-S13884 [20DE]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1214), unanimous-consent agreement, S13834 [20DE]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1214), unanimous-consent request, S12066 [28NO], S12583 [7DE], S12812 [10DE]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1728), S12006 [16NO]

———ensure that those most knowledgeable about port operations are involved in anti-terrorism strategies, S13882 [20DE]

———evaluate merits of establishing a Center for Coastal and Maritime Security, S13879 [20DE]

———improve port and maritime security (S. 1587), S11202-S11205 [30OC], S13877 [20DE]

———improve security for U.S. seaports by including nuclear devices as weapons of mass destruction, S13880 [20DE]

———include inland waterways in protection of U.S. seaports, S13881 [20DE]

———military readiness of U.S. forces, S1254, S1257 [13FE], S1446 [15FE], S3825 [24AP], S7388-S7391, S7408 [10JY]

———provide grants for technological development programs to prevent terrorism, S13883 [20DE]

Navy: report changes in budget and staffing that take place as a result of regionalization program (S. 1289), S8580 [1AU]

———shipbuilding funding, S12666, S12667 [7DE]

Peck, Thea I.: Naval Sea Cadet Corps Willis E. Reed Cadet of the Year recipient, S3988 [26AP]

Safety: improve security at airports and seaports, S9413 [14SE]

Taxation: allow the use of completed contract method of accounting in the case of certain long-term naval vessel construction contracts (S. 666), S3217 [30MR]

Tourist trade: promote the construction and operation of cruise ships in the U.S. and facilitate the development of a U.S.-built cruise industry (S. 222), S915 [31JA]

———stimulate increased domestic cruise ship opportunities by temporarily reducing barriers for entry into the domestic cruise ship trade (S. 127), S402 [22JA]

Transportation: provide for safety on all forms of public transportation relative to terrorist-related threats, S10431 [10OC]

Weapons: terminate production of Trident II missiles and prohibit backfitting of certain Trident I ballistic missile submarines to carry such missiles (S. 113), S383-S385 [22JA]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (S. Con. Res. 3), S553 [24JA]

Woodrush (vessel): decommissioning of Coast Guard cutter, S1391 [14FE]

Reports filed

Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 951) (S. Rept. 107-89), S11285 [31OC]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1699) (H. Rept. 107-79), H2709 [24MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1699, Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 155) (H. Rept. 107-86), H2887 [5JN]

Maritime Policy Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (H.R. 1098) (S. Rept. 107-48), S8348 [27JY]

Omnibus Maritime Improvements Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2481) (H. Rept. 107-243), H6918 [16OC]

Port and Maritime Security Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1214) (S. Rept. 107-64), S9440 [14SE]

U.S. Cruise Vessel Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 127) (S. Rept. 107-47), S8348 [27JY]

Statements

Condemn and Respond to Hijacking and Crashing of Commercial Aircraft Into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9970 [1OC]

Summaries

Economic Security and Recovery Act (H.R. 3090): Borski Proposal To Invest Funds in Infrastructure To Restore the Economy and To Enhance Security of Transportation and Environmental Facilities, H7233 [24OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 279, tribute to the U.S.S. Enterprise Battle Group during its extended deployment for the war effort in Afghanistan, H10404 [19DE]

H. Res. 155, consideration of H.R. 1699, Coast Guard appropriations, H2962 [7JN]

H.R. 1098, Maritime Policy Improvment Act, H1023-H1025 [21MR]

H.R. 1099, Coast Guard Personnel and Maritime Safety Act, H1026-H1029 [21MR]

H.R. 1699, Coast Guard appropriations, H2972 [7JN]

H.R. 3507, Coast Guard appropriations, H10406-H10416 [19DE]

S. 113, terminate production of Trident II missiles and prohibit backfitting of certain Trident I ballistic missile submarines to carry such missiles, S385 [22JA]

S. 127, U.S. Cruise Vessel Act, S403 [22JA]

S. 511, AJ (vessel) certificate of documentation, S2131 [9MR]

S. 692, Eagle (vessel) certificate of documentation, S3443 [4AP]

S. 951, Coast Guard appropriations, S5624-S5629 [24MY]

S. 1034, Great Lakes Ecology Protection Act, S6229 [13JN]

S. 1035, Great Lakes Preservation Act, S6230 [13JN]

S. 1214, Port and Maritime Security Act, S8018-S8022 [20JY]

S. 1559, Transparent Sea Act, S10795 [17OC]

S. 1587, Port Threat and Security Act, S11205 [30OC]

S. Con. Res. 3, issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S.S. Wisconsin and crew, S553 [24JA]

S. Res. 11, U.S. cargo preference policy, S419 [22JA]