HR 517 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to convey 2 Coast Guard cutters.

Introduced Jan 31, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Candice S. Miller R-MI

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 14, 2003 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Progress

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IntroducedJan 31, 2003
Passed HouseMay 13, 2003
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

(Sec. 1) Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Coast Guard Cutter Bramble to the Port Huron Museum of Arts and History, Port Huron, Michigan, if the Museum meets specified conditions. Directs the Commandant to convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Coast Guard Cutter Planetree to Jewish Life, Sherman Oaks, California, if the organization meets the same conditions. Includes among such conditions that the recipients: (1) use the vessel for purposes of education and historical display; (2) not use the vessel for commercial transportation purposes; and (3) hold the Government harmless for claims arising from exposure to asbestos and other hazardous materials after the conveyance.

Cosponsors 8

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2003 to May 5, 2003.

Seat	Cosponsor	Signed on
R-MI	Dave Camp	Feb 25, 2003
R-MI	Mike Rogers	Feb 25, 2003
R-MI	Nick Smith	Feb 25, 2003
R-MI	Peter Hoekstra	Feb 25, 2003
R-MI	Thaddeus G. McCotter	Feb 25, 2003
R-MI	Vernon J. Ehlers	Feb 25, 2003
R-MI	Fred Upton	Mar 11, 2003
D-CA	Howard L. Berman	May 5, 2003

Actions 11

Everything that happened, newest first.

May 14, 2003Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 13, 2003Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3981-3983)
May 13, 2003DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 517.
May 13, 2003Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 13, 2003Mr. Burgess moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 963	A bill to require the Commandant of the Coast Guard to convey the United States Coast Guard Cutter BRAMBLE, upon its decommissioning, to the Port Huron Museum of Arts and History, Port Huron, Michigan, for use for education and historical display, and for	Related bill	Apr 30, 2003

Subjects

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