Naval Vessels Transfer Act of 2012
Latest action · Jan 1, 2013 Received in the Senate.
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.
- IntroducedDec 11, 2012
- Passed HouseDec 31, 2012
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Naval Vessels Transfer Act of 2012 - Authorizes the President to transfer on a grant basis to: (1) Mexico, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates CURTS and MCCLUSKY; (2) Thailand, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates RENTZ and VANDEGRIFT; and (3) Turkey, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates HALYBURTON and THACH.
Authorizes the President to transfer on a sale basis the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates TAYLOR, GARY, CARR, and ELROD to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office of the United States (which is the Taiwan instrumentality designated pursuant to the Taiwan Relations Act).
Authorizes the President to transfer any vessel named in this Act to any country named in this Act such that the total number of vessels transferred to such country does not exceed the total number of vessels authorized for transfer to such country by this Act.
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 three years after enactment of this Act.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 11, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Original | Dec 11, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Dec 11, 2012 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 1, 2013Received in the Senate.
- Dec 31, 2012Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 31, 2012Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7508-7511)
- Dec 31, 2012DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6649.
- Dec 31, 2012Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7508)
- Dec 31, 2012Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 11, 2012Introduced in House
- Dec 11, 2012Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7508–H7511Text printed H7508 | Brad Sherman D-CA, Eliot L. Engel D-NY, Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL, John P. Sarbanes D-MD | Dec 31, 2012 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6701.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2012
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Naval Vessels Transfer Act of 2012
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 1, 2013Received in Senate
- Dec 31, 2012Engrossed in House
- Dec 11, 2012Introduced in House
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.
