A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, with respect to the navigation of submersible or semi-submersible vessels without nationality.
Latest action · Jun 25, 2008 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.
- IntroducedJun 25, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends federal law relating to maritime drug law enforcement to prohibit knowingly or intentionally operating by any means, or embarking in, any semi-submersible vessel or any manned or unmanned submersible vessel that is without nationality and that is navigating or has navigated into, through, or from waters beyond the outer limit of the territorial sea of a single country or a lateral limit of that country's territorial sea with an adjacent country.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 25, 2008 to Sep 18, 2008, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | Original | Jun 25, 2008 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Jun 25, 2008 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Jun 25, 2008 |
| R-AK | Ted Stevens | Jul 28, 2008 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Jul 29, 2008 | |
| D-DE | Joseph R. Biden Jr. | Jul 29, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Jul 30, 2008 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Sep 18, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Jun 25, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Related bills 6
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2830 | To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2008, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and title 18, United States Code, to combat the crime of alien smuggling and related activities, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Apr 28, 2008 |
| S 3351 | Drug Trafficking Interdiction Assistance Act of 2008 | Related bill | Jul 28, 2008 |
| S 3526 | Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008 | Related bill | Nov 18, 2008 |
| S 3598 | Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008 | Related bill | Oct 13, 2008 |
| HR 6295 | Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008 | Related bill | Aug 1, 2008 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
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