Naval Vessels Transfer Act of 2006
Latest action · Sep 8, 2006 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
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.
- IntroducedJul 25, 2006
- Passed SenateSep 7, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Naval Vessels Transfer Act of 2006 - Authorizes the President to transfer on a grant basis to: (1) Lithuania, the OSPREY class minehunter coastal ships KINGFISHER and CORMORANT; (2) Portugal, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates GEORGE PHILIP and SIDES; and (3) Turkey, the OSPREY class minehunter coastal ship BLACK HAWK.
Authorizes the President to transfer on a sale basis to: (1) Taiwan, the OSPREY class minehunter coastal ships ORIOLE and FALCON; (2) Turkey, the OSPREY class minehunter coastal ship SHRIKE; and (3) Mexico, the AUSTIN class amphibious transport dock ships OGDEN and CLEVELAND.
States that: (1) the value of such vessels transferred on a grant basis shall not be counted against the aggregate value of excess defense articles transferred to countries in any fiscal year under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; (2) transfer costs shall be charged to the recipient; and (3) to the maximum extent practicable, the country to which a vessel is transferred shall have necessary vessel repair and refurbishment carried out at U.S. shipyards (including U.S. Navy shipyards).
Terminates transfer authority two years after enactment of this Act.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 25, 2006 to Jul 27, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DE | Joseph R. Biden Jr. | Original | Jul 25, 2006 |
| R-MS | Trent Lott | Jul 27, 2006 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2006Markup Aug 1, 2006Reported Aug 1, 2006 |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 8, 2006 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 8, 2006Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 8, 2006Received in the House.
- Sep 8, 2006Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
- Sep 7, 2006Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9215; text as passed Senate: CR S9215)
- Aug 1, 2006Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Aug 1, 2006Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Lugar without amendment. Without written report.
- Aug 1, 2006Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 564.
- Jul 25, 2006Introduced in Senate
- Jul 25, 2006Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Sep 7, 2006S. 3722, Naval Vessels Transfer Act of 2006<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on August 1, 2006</p>
- Sep 7, 2006S. 3722, Naval Vessels Transfer Act of 2006Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on August 1, 2006
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Naval Vessels Transfer Act of 2006
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Naval Vessels Transfer Act of 2006
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Naval Vessels Transfer Act of 2006
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Amphibious operations
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Arms sales
- East Asia
- Europe
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- International Affairs
- Latin America
- Lithuania
- Mexico
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military assistance
- Minesweeping
- Portugal
- Shipbuilding
- Surplus government property
- Taiwan
- Turkey
- Warships
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 8, 2006Referred in House
- Sep 8, 2006Engrossed in Senate
- Aug 1, 2006Reported to Senate
- Jul 25, 2006Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.