HR 5257 · 102th Congress · Transportation and Public Works

United States-Flag Passenger Vessel Act of 1992

Introduced 1992-05-21· Sponsored by Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.(1992-09-23)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] United States - Flag Passenger Vessel Act of 1992 - Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 to prohibit a passenger from being transported on a covered passenger voyage (a voyage of a vessel from a State or U.S. possession to a point outside of such State or possession and during which the passenger does not disembark to a foreign country, or between points in the United States, either directly or by way of a foreign port) in any other vessel than one built and documented under U.S. laws, with specified exceptions. Sets forth a civil penalty of $1,000 per passenger transported in violation of this prohibition.…

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Cosponsors (15)

12 Democrats3 Republicans