Clean Cruise Ship Act of 2004
Latest action · Apr 2, 2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedApr 1, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Clean Cruise Ship Act of 2004 - Prohibits cruise vessels entering U.S. ports from discharging sewage, graywater, or bilge water into the waters of the United States, with specified exceptions, including when in compliance with effluent limits and management standards.
Requires the Commandant of the Coast Guard and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue regulations establishing effluent limits for sewage and graywater discharged by cruise vessels.
Requires the Commandant to issue regulations implementing an inspection, sampling, and testing program sufficient to verify compliance with this Act and other specified laws.
Prohibits employment discrimination against persons who institute or testify in proceedings under this Act.
Authorizes interested persons to file a petition in U.S. circuit court requesting review of the Commandant's action in promulgating effluent limits or carrying out inspections, sampling, or testing under this Act.
Establishes administrative, civil, and criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Authorizes rewards for information leading to the payment of such penalties. Establishes in rem liability for cruise vessels violating this Act.
Authorizes citizen suits in the U.S. district courts against those who violate this Act or related regulations and orders, or against the Administrator or Commandant for an alleged failure to perform.
Establishes special compliance deadlines for Alaskan cruise vessels with advanced treatment systems.
Establishes the Cruise Vessel Pollution Control Fund. Requires the Commandant to establish and collect fees from cruise vessels to carry out this Act and to deposit fees in the Fund.
Cosponsors 42
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 1, 2004 to Sep 22, 2004; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Original | Apr 1, 2004 |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Original | Apr 1, 2004 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Original | Apr 1, 2004 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Apr 1, 2004 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Apr 1, 2004 |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Original | Apr 1, 2004 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Apr 1, 2004 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Apr 1, 2004 |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Original | Apr 1, 2004 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Apr 2, 2004 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 2, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Apr 21, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Apr 27, 2004 | |
| D-IL | William O. Lipinski | Apr 27, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Apr 28, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 6, 2004 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | May 6, 2004 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | May 11, 2004 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | May 11, 2004 | |
| D-MN | Martin Olav Sabo | May 11, 2004 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | May 13, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Jun 1, 2004 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jun 2, 2004 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Jun 2, 2004 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Jun 2, 2004 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Jun 8, 2004 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 8, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Jun 8, 2004 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Jun 14, 2004 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Jun 16, 2004 | |
| R-NJ | Jim Saxton | Jun 18, 2004 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Jun 18, 2004 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Jul 7, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Jul 19, 2004 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jul 19, 2004 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Jul 21, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Jul 21, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Sep 8, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Sep 8, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Sep 8, 2004 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Sep 8, 2004 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Sep 22, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Apr 1, 2004 |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred Apr 2, 2004 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 2, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E507)
- Apr 2, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Apr 1, 2004Introduced in House
- Apr 1, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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.
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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 108-217 | MOVING FROM ``NEED TO KNOW'' TO ``NEED TO SHARE'': A REVIEW OF THE 9/11 COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS301 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Aug 3, 2004 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2271 | Clean Cruise Ship Act of 2004 | Identical bill | Apr 1, 2004 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into the waters of the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Clean Cruise Ship Act of 2004
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative fees
- Administrative procedure
- Administrative remedies
- Alaska
- Animals
- Aquatic pests
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Business records
- Chlorine
- Citizen lawsuits
- Civil actions and liability
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Coast guard
- Commerce
- Commercialization
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Consent decrees
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Department of Homeland Security
- Disciplining of employees
- Discrimination in employment
- Dismissal of employees
- Economics and Public Finance
- Electronic data interchange
- Environmental law enforcement
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Environmental technology
- Evidence (Law)
- Fines (Penalties)
- Fraud
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government trust funds
- Governmental investigations
- Great Lakes
- Grievance procedures
- Indexing (Economic policy)
- Informers
- Injunctions
- International Affairs
- Judicial review
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Legal fees
- Legislation
- Liability (Law)
- Licenses
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine pollution
- Negligence
- Non-native species
- Oil pollution
- Parties to actions
- Passenger ships
- Pest control
- Pollution measurement
- Public-private partnerships
- Safety measures
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Sewage disposal
- Sewage treatment
- Standards
- Technology transfer
- Territorial waters
- Transportation and Public Works
- Treaties
- Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc.
- Waste disposal in the ocean
- Waste water treatment
- Water pollution control
- Water quality
- Whistle blowing
- Witnesses
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 1, 2004Introduced in House
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