SHIPS AND VESSELS related term(s) Merchant Marine Industry

Amendments

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), H7862 [13SE], H7950, H7951, H7952, H7956, H7958, H7959 [14SE], H8036, H8041, H8045, H8046, H8047, H8050, H8051, H8052, H8053 [15SE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1280), S12020, S12021, S12035 [27OC]

Coastal zones: develop and maintain an integrated system of ocean and Great Lakes coastal observations (S. 361), S7922, S7924, S7936 [1JY]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (S. 1390), S13682, S13685 [15DE]

Oceans: establish a program to help identify, assess, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse impacts on the marine environment and navigation safety (S. 362), S7915 [1JY]

Sports: ensure funding for sportfishing and boating safety programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund (H.R. 3649), S10067, S10140 [15SE], H8116 [20SE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 889, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act, H9605 [3NO]

———H.R. 889, Coast Guard appropriations, S12036 [27OC]

Articles and editorials

China Builds a Smaller Stronger Military—Modernization Could Alter Regional Balance of Power, Raising Stakes for U.S., S3882 [19AP]

Coast Guard Overboard With Searches, H8412 [28SE]

How the Coast Guard Gets It Right—Where Did Those Orange Helicopters Come From, Anyway? The Story of the Little Agency That Could, S12230 [2NO]

Smith Brothers—Building on a Firm Founation, E2200 [27OC]

U.S. Students Aid Rescue of Haitians Adrift at Sea, E546 [5AP]

We Deliver the Goods, E1833 [13SE]

Bills and resolutions

Bruckenthal, Nathan: urge the Coast Guard to name an appropriate vessel in honor (see H. Con. Res. 151), H3261 [12MY]

Cargo transportation: coordinate cargo theft crime data collection and make improvements relating to cargo theft prevention (see H.R. 785), H584 [10FE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1280), S6910 [21JN]

———authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (see H.R. 889), H791 [17FE]

———authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), consideration (see H. Res. 440), H7947 [14SE]

———require notification regarding obstructions to navigation (see H.R. 1412), H1693 [17MR]

———tribute to response to Hurricane Katrina (see S. Res. 246), S10295 [21SE]

———tribute to response to Hurricane Katrina and provide temporary relief to certain persons affected by such hurricane relative to certain laws administered by the Coast Guard (see H.R. 4508), H11503 [13DE]

———tribute to response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H. Res. 486), H8809 [7OC]

Coastal zones: develop and maintain an integrated system of ocean and Great Lakes coastal observations (see S. 361), S1260 [10FE] (see H.R. 1584), H1895 [12AP]

Conservation of energy: improve energy use of transportation and infrastructure facilities (see H.R. 722), H522 [9FE]

Copyrights: amend vessel hull design protection laws to clarify distinction between hull and deck and provide factors for protection of a revised design and guidance for assessment of similarity (see S. 1785), S10594 [28SE]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 1390), S8217 [13JY]

Corps of Engineers: carry out the Menominee Harbor and River dredging project (see S. 617), S2644 [14MR] (see H.R. 667), H412 [8FE]

Crime: increase penalties for terrorism against mass transportation and railroads and provide law enforcement with the tools to combat and prevent such attacks (see S. 629), S2734 [15MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: carry out an empty container sealing pilot program to encourage shipping container handlers to seal empty containers after they have unpacked them (see H.R. 163), H135 [6JA]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of maritime sites in Michigan (see S. 1346), S7820 [30JN] (see H.R. 3532), H7557 [28JY]

Dept. of Transportation: administration of cargo preference laws (see S. 93), S144 [24JA]

———amend and enhance certain maritime programs (see S. 2029), S13160 [17NO]

Ellsworth, ME: redesignate certain portions of the Union River navigation project (see S. 464), S1718 [18FE]

Fish and fishing: establish ocean bottom trawl areas to protect deep sea corals and sponges (see S. 1635), S9833 [8SE] (see H.R. 3778), H7948 [14SE]

———protect certain areas of the seafloor by establishing a maximum diameter size limit on rockhopper, roller, and all other groundgear used on bottom trawls (see H.R. 2673), H4139 [26MY]

Forest Service: restore authority to utilize special use permit fees for marinas in units of the National Forest System derived from the public domain (see H.R. 4084), H8985 [19OC]

Forrest Sherman (U.S.S.): transfer to USS Forrest Sherman DD-931 Foundation, Inc. (see H.R. 990), H797 [17FE]

Golden Venture (vessel): adjust status of certain aliens who were aboard the immigrant-smuggling ship (see H.R. 1180), H1025 [8MR]

Government regulations: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see S. 793), S3652 [14AP] (see H.R. 1636), H2100 [14AP]

———establish vessel ballast water management requirements (see S. 363), S1260 [10FE]

Hudson-Fulton-Champlain 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see S. 2059), S13361 [18NO] (see H.R. 4402), H11033 [18NO] (see H.R. 4516), H11503 [13DE]

Iowa (U.S.S.): transfer to Port of Stockton, CA (see H.R. 492), H285 [1FE]

Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: clarify exemption for recreational vessel support employees (see S. 902), S4257 [26AP] (see H.R. 940), H794 [17FE]

Mackinaw (vessel): convey Coast Guard cutter, upon decommissioning, to the City and County of Cheboygan, MI, for purposes of a museum (see S. 1212), S6299 [9JN] (see H.R. 1448), H1694 [17MR]

Maine: redesignate the Saco River navigation project as an anchorage area (see S. 1938), S12055 [28OC]

Marine Mammal Protection Act: modify goals relative to incidental mortality and serious injury of marine mammals in commercial fishing operations (see H.R. 3839), H8162 [20SE]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see S. 1272), S6825 [20JN] (see H.R. 23), H72 [4JA]

Montague (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1035), H847 [1MR]

Mystic, CT: anniversary of Mystic Seaport—the Museum of America and the Sea (see H. Con. Res. 152), H3331 [16MY]

National Marina Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S9158 [27JY]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 308), H4296 [8JN]

National Safe Boating Week: recognize the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the National Safe Boating Council for promotion efforts (see H. Res. 243), H2648 [27AP]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see S. 378), S1413 [15FE] (see S. 1032), S5071 [12MY] (see H.R. 478), H284 [1FE]

———prevent and respond to terrorism and crime at or through ports (see H.R. 173, 173), H135 [6JA]

———reduce crime and terrorism at U.S. seaports (see H.R. 2651), H4138 [26MY]

Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 375), H233 [26JA]

———enter into a contract for the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. Carl Vinson (CVN 70) (see H.R. 4326), H10225 [15NO]

———require naval forces to include a certain number of operational aircraft carriers (see S. 145), S435 [25JA] (see H.R. 304), H193 [25JA]

———transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients (see S. 1886), S11476 [18OC]

New Jersey (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 150), H3198 [11MY]

Oceans: establish a program to help identify, assess, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse impacts on the marine environment and navigation safety (see S. 362), S1260 [10FE] (see H.R. 3692), H7742 [7SE]

Oklahoma (U.S.S.): establish a memorial as part of the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, HI (see H.R. 2652), H4138 [26MY]

Pueblo (U.S.S.): demand return to U.S. by Democratic People's Republic of Korea (see S. Res. 53), S1345 [14FE]

Rockland, ME: deauthorize a portion of Rockland Harbor navigation project (see S. 466), S1718 [18FE]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S: designate (see H.R. 2112), H2977 [4MY]

Safety: treat as a passenger vessel any vessel having berth or stateroom accommodations for more than 399 passengers and require that such a vessel be equipped with a voyage data recorder (see H.R. 2342), H3260 [12MY]

Shipping industry: complete the codification of U.S. Code title relative to shipping (see H.R. 1442), H1694 [17MR]

———improve intermodal shipping container transportation security (see S. 376), S1413 [15FE]

Sports: ensure funding for sportfishing and boating safety programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 3649), H7672 [6SE]

———reauthorize sport fishing and recreational boating safety programs (see S. 421), S1622 [17FE]

Taxation: allow a temporary credit to offset the high fuel costs of small businesses, farmers, and fishermen (see H.R. 3944), H8642 [29SE]

———provide an exemption from the harbor maintenance tax for certain shipping between U.S. mainland ports (see H.R. 3319), H5962 [18JY]

———restore equity and complete transfer of motor fuel excise taxes on motorboat and small engine fuels into the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund (see S. 422), S1622 [17FE] (see H.R. 1063), H941 [2MR]

Transportation: extend authorization for the ferry boat discretionary program (see S. 638), S2846 [16MR]

———improve intermodal transportation (see H.R. 1637), H2100 [14AP]

———improve transportation security (see S. 1052), S5300 [17MY]

U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: ratification (see H. Con. Res. 56), H584 [10FE]

Veterans: provide eligibility for benefits for individuals who served in the merchant marine in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam era (see H.R. 4261), H10144 [9NO]

World War II: commemorate anniversary of conclusion and honor veterans of both the Pacific and Atlantic theaters (see H. Con. Res. 191), H5176 [24JN]

Journals

Trip Diary of Hurricane Katrina Farmworkers Disaster Relief Effort: John D. Arnold, S12230-S12234 [2NO]

Letters

Houston-Galveston Navigation Channel Project funding: David F. Melcher, Corps of Engineers, H3788 [24MY]

———Edwin J. Arnold, Jr., Corps of Engineers, H3789 [24MY]

———Representative Gene Green, H3789 [24MY]

———several Members of the Texas congressional delegation, H3789 [24MY]

Military Sealift Command's use of U.S. shipping industry to assist in deployment of Armed Forces overseas: Norton A. Schwartz, Dept. of the Air Force, H12262 [18DE]

NOAA vessel time charter funding: Representatives Dicks and Don Young, E1286 [20JN]

Sportfishing and boating safety programs funding: Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H7825 [13SE]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H7825 [13SE]

Terrorist attack in Yemen on Navy destroyer U.S.S. Cole: John Clodfelter, H11030 [18NO]

Motions

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), H9568 [3NO]

Papers

Homeland Defense and Maritime Interdiction Operations: Ralph Dean, S1194 [9FE]

Remarks in House

Abraham Lincoln (U.S.S.): tribute to Carrier Strike Group, H946 [3MR]

Alaska: adjust processing quotas for certain crab fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, H8046 [15SE]

Baltimore, MD: Coast Guard Yard shipbuilding and repair jobs funding, E1875 [15SE]

Boston Yacht Club: anniversary of Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race, E1355 [24JN]

Cape Victory (U.S.S.): tribute to captain and crew for response to Hurricane Rita, H8516 [29SE]

Cape Vincent (U.S.S.): tribute to captain and crew for response to Hurricane Rita, H8516 [29SE]

Cargo transportation: coordinate cargo theft crime data collection and make improvements relating to cargo theft prevention (H.R. 785), H1854 [12AP]

Coast Guard: authorize additional funding for operation and maintenance as a result of Hurricane Katrina, H8040 [15SE]

———authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), H8031-H8056 [15SE], H9568 [3NO], E1859, E1875 [15SE], E1899, E1905 [20SE]

———authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), amendment process, H7790 [8SE]

———authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), consideration (H. Res. 440), H7963-H7965 [15SE]

———authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), motion to instruct conferees, H9568, H9569 [3NO]

———Integrated Deepwater System Program funding, H3370-H3373 [17MY], H8234-H8236 [21SE]

———require notification regarding obstructions to navigation, H8034, H8040, H8042 [15SE]

———require notification regarding obstructions to navigation (H.R. 1412), H5197-H5200 [27JN], E1377 [28JN]

———role in disaster relief and security efforts, H8233-H8237 [21SE]

———role in relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7874 [14SE], E1859 [15SE]

———tribute to response to Hurricane Katrina, H8957 [19OC]

———tribute to response to Hurricane Katrina and provide temporary relief to certain persons affected by such hurricane relative to certain laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 4508), H11567-H11569 [14DE], E2556 [15DE]

———violation of privacy rights at Moss Landing Harbor, CA, H8412 [28SE]

Conservation of energy: improve energy use of transportation and infrastructure facilities (H.R. 722), E192 [9FE]

Corporations: tribute for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E2305 [9NO]

———tribute for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, H10232 [16NO]

Corps of Engineers: Benton Harbor, MI, dredging project funding, H5815 [14JY]

———prohibit funding for implementation of certain OMB guidelines determining eligibility of harbors for dredging, H3873, H3874 [24MY]

———revise guidelines used in determining eligibility of harbors for dredging, H5815, H5870, H5871 [14JY]

Dept. of Defense: Military Sealift Command's use of U.S. shipping industry to assist in deployment of Armed Forces overseas, H12262 [18DE]

———prohibit defense contractors from requiring licenses or fees for use of miltary likenesses and designations for model airplanes and model ships, H4025 [25MY]

———Surface Ship Torpedo Defense Program funding, H4005 [25MY], H4134-H4136 [26MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: carry out an empty container sealing pilot program to encourage shipping container handlers to seal empty containers after they have unpacked them (H.R. 163), E27 [4JA]

———Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism funding, H3456 [18MY]

Dept. of State: Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs funding to purchase or lease a refueling vessel to support U.S. drug interdiction efforts in the Eastern Pacific maritime transit zone, H8046 [15SE]

———maritime refueling support vessel for drug interdiction efforts in Eastern Pacific transit zone funding, H6049 [19JY]

Dorchester (U.S.S): tribute to chaplains who were killed in action during World War II, H254 [1FE]

Elokomin (U.S.S.): anniversary, E1894 [20SE]

Essex, CT: anniversary of Essex Island Marina, E625 [12AP]

Government regulations: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (H.R. 1636), E649 [14AP]

Jacobs Creek Landing, KS: Neosho River logjam cleanup funding, H3794 [24MY]

Lake George, NY: express condolences to families of victims of boating accident, H8800 [7OC]

Liberty (U.S.S.): research of circumstances surrounding 1967 attack by Israel during the Six Day War, E1684 [29JY]

Mackinaw (vessel): convey Coast Guard cutter, upon decommissioning, to the City and County of Cheboygan, MI, for purposes of a museum, H8034 [15SE]

———delivery of new Coast Guard cutter for use on the Great Lakes as an ice breaker, E1683 [29JY]

Marine mammals: impact of dock-building, H8562 [29SE]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (H.R. 23), E7 [4JA], E1833 [13SE]

Mystic, CT: anniversary of Mystic Seaport—the Museum of America and the Sea (H. Con. Res. 152), H5196, H5197 [27JN]

National Marina Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 308), H6400, H6401 [25JY], E1610 [27JY]

National Safe Boating Week: recognize the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the National Safe Boating Council for promotion efforts (H. Res. 243), H3737 [23MY], E1095 [25MY], E1110 [26MY]

National security: allow foreign workers to work on U.S. vessels on international voyages and to possess transportation security cards, H8045 [15SE]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, H202 [26JA], H3366 [17MY], H11518 [14DE], H11813 [15DE]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (H.R. 478), H256 [1FE]

———military readiness of U.S. forces, H144 [25JA]

———national objectives priority assignments, H9332 [27OC]

———reduce crime and terrorism at U.S. seaports, H6280-H6282 [21JY]

———reduce crime and terrorism at U.S. seaports (H.R. 2651), H4119 [26MY]

Navy: enter into a contract for the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. Carl Vinson (CVN 70) (H.R. 4326), H10330-H10332 [16NO]

———require naval forces to include a certain number of operational aircraft carriers, H3026 [5MY]

———require naval forces to include a certain number of operational aircraft carriers (H.R. 304), E77 [25JA], E104 [26JA]

———shipbuilding program funding, H4734 [20JN]

———transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients (S. 1886), H11054 [6DE]

New Jersey (U.S.S.): tribute to vounteers, E1166 [8JN]

NOAA: vessel time charter funding, E1286 [20JN]

Oakland, CA: Port of Oakland dredging project funding, H3793 [24MY], E2366 [15NO]

Oil Pollution Act: increase liability limits for owners of vessels responsible for oil spills and adjust such limits for inflation, H9568, H9569 [3NO]

Ronald Reagan (U.S.S.): tribute, E2562 [17DE]

Safety: treat as a passenger vessel any vessel having berth or stateroom accommodations for more than 399 passengers and require that such a vessel be equipped with a voyage data recorder, H8051 [15SE]

Sault Ste. Marie, MI: anniversary of Soo Locks, E1301 [21JN]

Sea Education Association: tribute to students assisting in rescue of Hatian refugees, E546 [5AP]

Shipping industry: complete the codification of U.S. Code title relative to shipping (H.R. 1442), H10247-H10312 [16NO]

———complete the codification of U.S. Code title relative to shipping (H.R. 4319), E484 [17MR]

Sports: ensure funding for sportfishing and boating safety programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund (H.R. 3649), H7823-H7825 [13SE], H8116 [20SE]

Taxation: provide an exemption from the harbor maintenance tax for certain shipping between U.S. mainland ports (H.R. 3319), E1515 [18JY]

Texas: Houston-Galveston Navigation Channel Project funding, H3788, H3789 [24MY], H10064 [9NO]

Toronto (vessel): visit of Canadian ship to Cleveland, OH, E1534 [19JY]

Transportation: increase penalties for terrorist attacks against railroad carriers and mass transportation systems on land, on water, or through the air, H6214, H6255, H6256 [21JY]

U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: ratification (H. Con. Res. 56), E211 [10FE]

U.S.S. Arizona Memorial: reconstruction efforts, E958 [13MY]

World War II: commemorate anniversary of conclusion and honor veterans of both the Pacific and Atlantic theaters (H. Con. Res. 191), H5764-H5766 [13JY], E1491 [14JY], E1505 [15JY]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: role in relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9945-S9947 [13SE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), S12036 [27OC]

———authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), insert S. 1280 langage in lieu, S12036 [27OC]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1280), S6919-S6925 [21JN], S12030-S12036 [27OC]

———tribute to response to Hurricane Katrina, S10209 [20SE], S12230 [2NO]

———tribute to response to Hurricane Katrina and provide temporary relief to certain persons affected by such hurricane relative to certain laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 4508), S13937 [16DE]

———tribute to response to Hurricane Katrina (S. Res. 246), S10304-S10307, S10325 [21SE]

Coastal zones: develop and maintain an integrated system of ocean and Great Lakes coastal observations (S. 361), S1293 [10FE], S7926, S7936-S7939 [1JY]

Copyrights: amend vessel hull design protection laws to clarify distinction between hull and deck and provide factors for protection of a revised design and guidance for assessment of similarity (S. 1785), S10600 [28SE], S13412 [18NO]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (S. 1390), S8233 [13JY], S13684, S13685-S13686 [15DE]

Corps of Engineers: carry out the Menominee Harbor and River dredging project (S. 617), S2652 [14MR]

Crime: increase penalties for terrorism against mass transportation and railroads and provide law enforcement with the tools to combat and prevent such attacks (S. 629), S8242 [13JY]

Dept. of Defense: DD(X) Destroyer Program development funding, S8613 [21JY]

———development of technology to remove paint and coatings from aircraft, ships, and related components, S11253 [7OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: first responders, seaport security, and Border Patrol funding, S2833-S2835 [16MR], S2923 [17MR]

———require report on port security grant programs, S8126-S8128 [12JY]

———seaports security funding, S2835 [16MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of maritime sites in Michigan (S. 1346), S7828 [30JN]

Ellsworth, ME: redesignate certain portions of the Union River navigation project (S. 464), S1722 [18FE]

Fish and fishing: establish ocean bottom trawl areas to protect deep sea corals and sponges (S. 1635), S9835 [8SE]

Government regulations: establish vessel ballast water management requirements (S. 363), S1298 [10FE]

Iowa (U.S.S.): transfer to Port of Stockton, CA, S8740 [22JY]

John F. Kennedy (U.S.S): repair and maintenance funding, S3982, S3983 [20AP]

Kittery, ME: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard recipient of Naval Meritorious Unit Commendation, S7802 [30JN]

Mackinaw (vessel): convey Coast Guard cutter, upon decommissioning, to the City and County of Cheboygan, MI, for purposes of a museum (S. 1212), S6314 [9JN]

Maine: redesignate the Saco River navigation project as an anchorage area (S. 1938), S12055 [28OC]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (S. 1272), S6831 [20JN], S14315 [21DE]

National Marina Day: designate (S. Res. 217), S9200 [27JY]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, S7968 [11JY], S14234 [21DE]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 378), S1419 [15FE], S1500-S1502 [16FE]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1032), S5168 [12MY]

Navy: DD(X) destroyer development program funding, S4839 [10MY]

———enter into a contract for the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. Carl Vinson (CVN 70) (H.R. 4326), S13282 [17NO]

———require naval forces to include a certain number of operational aircraft carriers, S3122 [4AP], S3795, S3796 [18AP], S3881-S3883 [19AP], S3982, S3983, S3989-S3993 [20AP]

———require naval forces to include a certain number of operational aircraft carriers (S. 145), S453 [25JA]

———shipbuilding program funding, S12478 [8NO]

———transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients (S. 1886), S11499 [18OC]

Oceans: establish a program to help identify, assess, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse impacts on the marine environment and navigation safety (S. 362), S1296 [10FE], S7926, S7929 [1JY]

Philadelphia, PA: marine cargo terminal construction funding, S3971-S3973 [20AP]

Rockland, ME: deauthorize a portion of Rockland Harbor navigation project (S. 466), S1722 [18FE]

Sault Ste. Marie, MI: anniversary of Soo Locks, S6908 [21JN]

Shipping industry: improve intermodal shipping container transportation security (S. 376), S1415 [15FE]

Sports: ensure funding for sportfishing and boating safety programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund (H.R. 3649), S10067 [15SE]

———reauthorize sport fishing and recreational boating safety programs (S. 421), S1634 [17FE]

Transportation: extend authorization for the ferry boat discretionary program (S. 638), S2850 [16MR]

———improve transportation security (S. 1052), S5306-S5309 [17MY]

Transportation Security Administration: funding, S1383-S1385 [15FE]

Reports filed

Ballast Water Management Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 363) (S. Rept. 109-181), S12948 [16NO]

Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 889) (H. Rept. 109-204), H7556 [28JY]

Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1280) (S. Rept. 109-114), S9281 [28JY]

Complete the Codification of U.S. Code Title Relative to Shipping: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1442) (H. Rept. 109-170), H5912 [14JY]

Consideration of H.R. 889, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 440) (H. Rept. 109-222), H7947 [14SE]

Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1390) (S. Rept. 109-182), S13160 [17NO]

Delaware River Protection Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1412) (H. Rept. 109-137), H4654 [16JN]

Marine Debris Research Prevention and Reduction Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 362) (S. Rept. 109-56), S3555 [13AP]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 362) (H. Rept. 109-332), H11326 [8DE]

Maritime Administration Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2029) (S. Rept. 109-183), S13160 [17NO]

Mystic Seaport—the Museum of America and the Sea Anniversary: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 152) (H. Rept. 109-121), H4400 [13JN]

Ocean and Coastal Observation System Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 361) (S. Rept. 109-60), S3897 [19AP]

Recognize the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the National Safe Boating Council for National Safe Boating Week Promotion Efforts: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Res. 243) (H. Rept. 109-90), H3767 [23MY]

Recreational Marine Employment Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 940) (H. Rept. 109-161), H5599 [30JN]

Reducing Crime and Terrorism at America's Seaports Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 378), S4108 [21AP]

Road Carriers and Mass Transportation Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 629), S4184 [25AP]

Summaries

Dept. of Defense Support for Hurricane Katrina Relief, S9946 [13SE]

Securing Transportation Energy Efficiency for Tomorrow (STREET) Act (H.R. 722), E193 [9FE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 152, Mystic Seaport—the Museum of America and the Sea in Mystic, CT anniversary, H5196 [27JN]

H. Con. Res. 191, commemorate anniversary of conclusion of World War II and honor veterans of both the Pacific and Atlantic theaters, H5764 [13JY]

H. Res. 243, recognize the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the National Safe Boating Council for National Safe Boating Week promotion efforts, H3737 [23MY]

H. Res. 308, support goals and ideals of National Marina Day, H6400 [25JY]

H. Res. 440, consideration of H.R. 889, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act, H7963 [15SE]

H.R. 889, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act, H8042-H8045 [15SE]

H.R. 1412, Delaware River Protection Act, H5197 [27JN]

H.R. 1442, complete the codification of U.S. Code title relative to shipping, H10247-H10311 [16NO]

H.R. 3649, ensure funding for sportfishing and boating safety programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund, H7823 [13SE]

H.R. 4326, entrance of the Navy into a contract for the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. Carl Vinson (CVN 70), H10330 [16NO]

H.R. 4508, Coast Guard Hurricane Relief Act, H11567 [14DE]

S. 145, require naval forces to include a certain number of operational aircraft carriers, S453 [25JA]

S. 361, Ocean and Coastal Observation System Act, S1294 [10FE], S7937-S7939 [1JY]

S. 362, Marine Debris Research Prevention and Reduction Act, S1296-S1298 [10FE], S7926-S7929 [1JY]

S. 363, Ballast Water Management Act, S1299-S1303 [10FE]

S. 376, Intermodal Shipping Container Security Act, S1415-S1417 [15FE]

S. 638, Ferry Transportation Enhancement Act, S2851 [16MR]

S. 793, Clean Cruise Ship Act, S3658-S3664 [14AP]

S. 1052, Transportation Security Improvement Act, S5309-S5321 [17MY]

S. 1212, convey Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw (vessel), upon decommissioning, to the City and County of Cheboygan, MI, for purposes of a museum, S6314 [9JN]

S. 1272, Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act, S6831 [20JN]

S. 1280, Coast Guard appropriations, S6920-S6925 [21JN], S12030-S12035 [27OC]

S. 1346, Michigan Lighthouse and Maritime Heritage Act, S7829 [30JN]

S. 1390, Coral Reef Conservation Act reauthorization, S8234 [13JY], S13684, S13685 [15DE]

S. 1635, Bottom Trawl and Deep Sea Coral Habitat Act, S9835-S9838 [8SE]

S. 1785, amend vessel hull design copyright protection laws to clarify distinction between hull and deck and provide factors for protection of a revised design and guidance for assessment of similarity, S13412 [18NO]

S. 1785, amend vessel hull design protection laws to clarify distinction between hull and deck and provide factors for protection of a revised design and guidance for assessment of similarity, S10600 [28SE]

S. 1886, Naval Vessels Transfer Act, H11054 [6DE]

S. 1886, Navel Vessels Transfer Act, S11499 [18OC]

S. Res. 53, demand return of U.S.S. Pueblo to U.S. by Democratic People's Republic of Korea, S1356 [14FE]

S. Res. 217, National Marina Day, S9188, S9200 [27JY]

S. Res. 246, tribute to Coast Guard response to Hurricane Katrina, S10304, S10325 [21SE]