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S. 89 · 115th Congress

A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways…

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A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual structural alterations to at least 10 percent of the areas of the vessels that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials and for other purposes.

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CMD McCaskillSponsor
7 cosponsors · 1 D, 6 R
RBR Blunt SBD Brown JBR Boozman BCR Cassidy TCR Cotton RPR Portman JKR Kennedy

6 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. Senate Introduced Jan 10, 2017
  2. Senate Passed Apr 3, 2017 85–12

Vessels in operation before January 1, 1968, that operate within inland waterways are exempted from the new requirements until December 1, 2028.

What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · Apr 3, 2017

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)

(Sec.1)This bill revises the requirements for passenger vessels that are exempt from fire-retardant materials standards.

Vessels in operation before January 1, 1968, that operate within inland waterways are exempted from the new requirements until December 1, 2028. Exempt vessel operators must follow certain requirements including notifying prospective passengers in writing prior to the sale of any ticket for boarding and making annual structural alterations to at least 10% of areas of the vessel that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials.

Additionally, the Department of Transportation (DOT)must conduct an annual inspection of any vessel that is exempted from fire-retardant materials standards.DOTmay withdraw a certificate of inspection for any vessel that does not comply with requirements under this bill.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

Votes to become law

Senate · Bill Passed Apr 3, 2017 · 85 Yea – 12 Nay Passage Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell
About this bill and sources

Official title: A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual structural alterations to at least 10 percent of the areas of the vessels that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials and for other purposes.

Latest action (Apr 4, 2017): Held at the desk.

Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jan 10, 2017

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  1. Senate Introduced Jan 10, 2017
  2. Senate Passed Apr 3, 2017 85–12

Final vote · Senate · Apr 3, 2017

Passage — Bill Passed. Vote details

Senate Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell

Yea85
DSR Sullivan LSR Strange RSR Shelby JBR Boozman TCR Cotton JFR Flake JMR McCain DFD Feinstein KHD Harris CGR Gardner MBD Bennet CCD Coons TCD Carper BND Nelson MRR Rubio DPR Perdue BSD Schatz MHD Hirono CGR Grassley JER Ernst JRR Risch MCR Crapo TDD Duckworth JDD Donnelly TYR Young JMR Moran PRR Roberts MMR McConnell RPR Paul BCR Cassidy JKR Kennedy EMD Markey EWD Warren AKI King DSD Stabenow GPD Peters AFD Franken AKD Klobuchar CMD McCaskill RBR Blunt RWR Wicker TCR Cochran JTD Tester SDR Daines RBR Burr TTR Tillis HHD Heitkamp JHR Hoeven BSR Sasse DFR Fischer JSD Shaheen MHD Hassan CBD Booker MHD Heinrich TUD Udall CCD Cortez Masto DHR Heller CSD Schumer RPR Portman SBD Brown JLR Lankford JIR Inhofe JMD Merkley BCD Casey JRD Reed SWD Whitehouse LGR Graham TSR Scott JTR Thune MRR Rounds BCR Corker LAR Alexander JCR Cornyn TCR Cruz MLR Lee OHR Hatch MWD Warner TKD Kaine BSI Sanders PLD Leahy RJR Johnson TBD Baldwin SCR Capito JBR Barrasso MER Enzi
Nay12
LMR Murkowski CMD Murphy RBD Blumenthal RDD Durbin BCD Cardin CVD Van Hollen SCR Collins BMD Menendez KGD Gillibrand RWD Wyden PMD Murray JMD Manchin
Not Voting3
JIR Isakson PTR Toomey MCD Cantwell
Table of every position
MemberParty at voteSeatPosition
Dan SullivanRAKYea
Lisa MurkowskiRAKNay
Luther StrangeRALYea
Richard ShelbyRALYea
John BoozmanRARYea
Tom CottonRARYea
Jeff FlakeRAZYea
John McCainRAZYea
Dianne FeinsteinDCAYea
Kamala HarrisDCAYea
Cory GardnerRCOYea
Michael BennetDCOYea
Christopher MurphyDCTNay
Richard BlumenthalDCTNay
Christopher CoonsDDEYea
Thomas CarperDDEYea
Bill NelsonDFLYea
Marco RubioRFLYea
David PerdueRGAYea
Johnny IsaksonRGANot Voting
Brian SchatzDHIYea
Mazie HironoDHIYea
Chuck GrassleyRIAYea
Joni ErnstRIAYea
James RischRIDYea
Mike CrapoRIDYea
Richard DurbinDILNay
Tammy DuckworthDILYea
Joe DonnellyDINYea
Todd YoungRINYea
Jerry MoranRKSYea
Pat RobertsRKSYea
Mitch McConnellRKYYea
Rand PaulRKYYea
Bill CassidyRLAYea
John KennedyRLAYea
Ed MarkeyDMAYea
Elizabeth WarrenDMAYea
Benjamin CardinDMDNay
Chris Van HollenDMDNay
Angus KingIMEYea
Susan CollinsRMENay
Debbie StabenowDMIYea
Gary PetersDMIYea
Al FrankenDMNYea
Amy KlobucharDMNYea
Claire McCaskillDMOYea
Roy BluntRMOYea
Roger WickerRMSYea
Thad CochranRMSYea
Jon TesterDMTYea
Steve DainesRMTYea
Richard BurrRNCYea
Thom TillisRNCYea
Heidi HeitkampDNDYea
John HoevenRNDYea
Ben SasseRNEYea
Deb FischerRNEYea
Jeanne ShaheenDNHYea
Maggie HassanDNHYea
Bob MenendezDNJNay
Cory BookerDNJYea
Martin HeinrichDNMYea
Tom UdallDNMYea
Catherine Cortez MastoDNVYea
Dean HellerRNVYea
Chuck SchumerDNYYea
Kirsten GillibrandDNYNay
Rob PortmanROHYea
Sherrod BrownDOHYea
James LankfordROKYea
Jim InhofeROKYea
Jeff MerkleyDORYea
Ron WydenDORNay
Bob CaseyDPAYea
Pat ToomeyRPANot Voting
Jack ReedDRIYea
Sheldon WhitehouseDRIYea
Lindsey GrahamRSCYea
Tim ScottRSCYea
John ThuneRSDYea
Mike RoundsRSDYea
Bob CorkerRTNYea
Lamar AlexanderRTNYea
John CornynRTXYea
Ted CruzRTXYea
Mike LeeRUTYea
Orrin HatchRUTYea
Mark WarnerDVAYea
Tim KaineDVAYea
Bernie SandersIVTYea
Patrick LeahyDVTYea
Maria CantwellDWANot Voting
Patty MurrayDWANay
Ron JohnsonRWIYea
Tammy BaldwinDWIYea
Joe ManchinDWVNay
Shelley CapitoRWVYea
John BarrassoRWYYea
Michael EnziRWYYea