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

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

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

Committees 2

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 Jan 31, 2003
	Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee	Referred Feb 1, 2003
Senate	Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee	Referred May 14, 2003

Actions 10

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, 2003Mr. Burgess moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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, 2003Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR S3981)
May 13, 2003Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 13, 2003The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Feb 1, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Jan 31, 2003Introduced in House
Jan 31, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

In the Congressional Record 2

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
Extensions	Debate and remarks E995	Dave Camp R-MI	May 19, 2003
House	Debate and remarks H3981–H3983Text printed H3981	Candice S. Miller R-MI, Don Young R-AK, Howard L. Berman D-CA, Michael C. Burgess R-TX, Michael H. Michaud D-ME, Thaddeus G. McCotter R-MI	May 13, 2003

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 other purposes.	Related bill	Apr 30, 2003

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced: To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to convey the Coast Guard Cutter BRAMBLE, upon its scheduled decommissioning, to the Port Huron Museum of Arts and History located in Port Huron, Michigan, for use for education and historical display.
Official Titles as Amended by House: To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to convey 2 Coast Guard cutters.

Subjects

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

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

May 14, 2003Referred in Senate
May 13, 2003Engrossed in House
Jan 31, 2003Introduced in House

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