HR 2446 · 101th Congress · Transportation and Public Works

Seagoing Anti-Discriminatory Treatment Act

Introduced 1989-05-23· Sponsored by Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation.(1989-05-31)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Seagoing Anti-Discriminatory Treatment Act - Amends Federal law to prohibit a member of the Coast Guard from engaging in hazing. Provides for enforcement. Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to prohibit an individual involved in maritime education or training from engaging in hazing. Defines "individual involved in maritime education and training" to mean individuals associated with the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy or with a State or regional maritime academy or training institution receiving Federal cooperation or assistance under provisions of such Act relating to maritime education and training. Provides for enforcement, including requiring the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, if the Secretary finds that a violation has occurred, to withdraw all assistance and cooperation under such provisions unless the individuals engaged in hazing are permanently separated from the institution. Amends Federal law to remove references to the merchant marine from a list of exemptions to provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. Amends provisions of Federal law relat…

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