S 127 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

United States Cruise Vessel Act

Introduced Jan 22, 2001 Originated Senate Sponsor John McCain R-AZ

Latest action · Jul 27, 2001 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 106.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedJan 22, 2001
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

United States Cruise Vessel Act - Title I: Operations Under Certificate of Documentation - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with a temporary coastwise endorsement for an eligible foreign-built cruise vessel to operate in domestic itineraries in the transportation of passengers in the coastwise trade between U.S. ports if the vessel meets certain requirements, including that: (1) the vessel operator promises that any repairs to it will be performed in a U.S. shipyard; and (2) such operator, with a specified exception, executes a contract with one or more U.S. shipyards for the construction of two or more cruise vessels with a total combined berth or stateroom capacity equal to at least that of the operator's vessel to which a certificate of documentation has been issued. Terminates the coastwise endorsement for an eligible cruise vessel 24 months after the delivery date for the replacement vessel(s) for it. Authorizes the operator of an eligible cruise vessel that has been issued a certificate of documentation, or a cruise vessel that has been constructed under contract, to place such vessel under foreign registry.

(Sec. 104) Prohibits eligible cruise vessels operating in domestic itineraries from operating as a ferry, regularly carrying for hire both passengers and vehicles or other cargo, or operating between or among the Hawaiian Islands.

(Sec. 105) Directs the Secretary to give priority to U.S.- built cruise vessels over other eligible foreign-built cruise vessels in a comparable market that have been issued a certificate of documentation if the Secretary, after notice and an opportunity for public comment, determines that the employment in the coastwise trade of an eligible foreign-built cruise vessel will adversely affect the coastwise trade business of any person operating a vessel not documented under this Act.

Title II: Other Provisions - Requires new or otherwise available permits for U.S.-flag vessels carrying passengers for hire into Glacier Bay or other National Park Service areas.

Cosponsors 17

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 22, 2001 to Jul 16, 2001; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-AK	Frank H. Murkowski	Original	Jan 22, 2001
R-TX	Kay Bailey Hutchison	Original	Jan 22, 2001
D-GA	Max Cleland	Original	Jan 22, 2001
D-GA	Zell Miller		Jan 23, 2001
D-CA	Barbara Boxer		Jan 25, 2001
D-MD	Barbara A. Mikulski		Jan 29, 2001
D-MD	Paul S. Sarbanes		Jan 29, 2001
D-CA	Dianne Feinstein		Feb 1, 2001
D-SC	Strom Thurmond		Feb 1, 2001
D-HI	Daniel K. Inouye		Apr 2, 2001
D-LA	John B. Breaux		Apr 5, 2001
R-MT	Conrad R. Burns		May 2, 2001
R-OR	Gordon H. Smith		May 2, 2001
D-SC	Ernest F. Hollings		May 3, 2001
D-MA	John F. Kerry		Jun 7, 2001

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Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
Senate	Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee	Referred Jan 23, 2001Markup May 3, 2001Reported Jul 27, 2001

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jul 27, 2001Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Hollings without amendment. With written report No. 107-47.
Jul 27, 2001Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 106.
May 3, 2001Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 22, 2001Introduced in Senate
Jan 22, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S402-403)

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In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Senate	Debate and remarks S402Text printed S403	John McCain R-AZ (text)	Jan 22, 2001

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

S. Rept. 107-47

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

May 8, 2001S. 127, United States Cruise Vessel Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 3, 2001</p>
May 8, 2001S. 127, United States Cruise Vessel ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 3, 2001

Printed hearings 3

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
S. Hrg. 107-1048	SECURING OUR TRADE ROUTES: POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS100 pages	Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee	Jul 1, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-359	COMPETITION IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL MARKETPLACE: ANTITRUST IMPLICATIONS OF PATENT SETTLEMENTS53 pages	Judiciary Committee	May 24, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-355	DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002260 pages	Armed Services Committee	Apr 4, 2001–Jul 31, 2001

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: A bill to give American companies, American workers, and American ports the opportunity to compete in the United States cruise market.
Short Titles as Introduced: United States Cruise Vessel Act
Short Titles as Reported to Senate: United States Cruise Vessel Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jul 27, 2001Reported to Senate
Jan 22, 2001Introduced in Senate

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