MERCHANT MARINE INDUSTRY related term(s) Cargo Transportation

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Defense: accept additional documentation when considering application for veterans status of an individual who performed service in the merchant marines during World War II (see H.R. 5829), H5984 [22JY]

Gulf of Mexico: amend Jones Act and related statutes with respect to the liability of vessel owners and operators for damages (see S. 3600), S5964 [15JY]

———waive compliance with the Jones Act to allow foreign-flagged vessels to assist in responding to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see S. 3512), S5153 [18JN] (see H.R. 5585), H4779 [23JN]

Jones Act: repeal to allow foreign-flagged vessels to ship goods between waterborne ports of the U.S. (see S. 3525), S5319 [23JN]

Petroleum: provide equitable means for ensuring that damages for physical and economic injuries caused by oil spills are efficiently secured (see H.R. 5676), H5501 [1JY]

Ships and vessels: ensure fairness in admiralty and maritime law (see S. 3755), S6884 [5AU]

Letters

Federal response to oil leak caused by oil rig explosion in Gulf of Mexico: Senator LeMieux, S5169 [21JN]

Remarks in House

Gulf of Mexico: waive compliance with the Jones Act to allow foreign-flagged vessels to assist in responding to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H4375 [10JN], H4586-H4589, H4591, H4593 [16JN], H4629, H4630 [17JN], H4671 [22JN], H5961 [22JY]

Petroleum: provide equitable means for ensuring that damages for physical and economic injuries caused by oil spills are efficiently secured (H.R. 5676), H5492 [1JY], H6508 [30JY]

Remarks in Senate

Gulf of Mexico: waive compliance with the Jones Act to allow foreign-flagged vessels to assist in responding to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, S5069, S5095 [17JN], S5169-S5171 [21JN], S5513 [29JN], S5670 [30JN]

Jones Act: repeal to allow foreign-flagged vessels to ship goods between waterborne ports of the U.S. (S. 3525), S5322 [23JN]