Duck Boat Safety Enhancement Act of 2020
Latest action · Dec 14, 2020 Held at the desk.
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.
- IntroducedApr 4, 2019
- Passed SenateDec 10, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Duck Boat Safety Enhancement Act of 2020
This bill sets forth requirements related to the safety of amphibious passenger vessels.
The U.S. Coast Guard must implement regulations related to the safety of amphibious passenger vessels, including during severe weather emergencies.
The Coast Guard may require operators of amphibious passenger vessels to provide reserve buoyancy for such vessels through passive means, including watertight compartmentalization, built-in flotation, or other means, to ensure that such vessels remain afloat and upright in the event of flooding, including when carrying a full complement of passengers and crew.
Additionally, the Coast Guard must implement interim safety policies or other measures to require operators of amphibious passenger vessels operating in U.S. waters comply with certain requirements, including to remove the canopies of such vessels for waterborne operations, or to install in such vessels canopies that do not restrict either horizontal or vertical escape by passengers in the event of flooding or sinking.
The bill also sets forth requirements for vessels that are not in compliance with the regulations and interim safety policies.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 15, 2019 to Oct 21, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Jul 15, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Jul 16, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Oct 21, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Apr 4, 2019Markup Nov 18, 2020Discharged Dec 10, 2020 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 14, 2020Received in the House.
- Dec 14, 2020Held at the desk.
- Dec 11, 2020Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 10, 2020Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 10, 2020Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7394-7395)
- Dec 10, 2020Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7394-7395)
- Nov 18, 2020Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Apr 4, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Apr 4, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7393–S7395Text printed S7394Amendments S7394, S7424 | Josh Hawley R-MO (amendment) | Dec 10, 2020 |
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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF12088 | Legislation Partially Addresses Fatal “Duck Boat” Accidents Archived | Resource | Apr 29, 2022 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 2698 | In the nature of a substitute. | Josh Hawley R-MO | Amendment SA 2698 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2799 | Duck Boat Safety Act | Related bill | May 17, 2019 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to implement recommendations related to the safety of amphibious passenger vessels, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Duck Boat Safety Enhancement Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Duck Boat Safety Enhancement Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Accidents
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Arkansas
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Coast guard
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- Emergency communications systems
- Fires
- Floods and storm protection
- Government studies and investigations
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Missouri
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation employees
- Transportation safety and security
- Washington State
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 10, 2020Engrossed in Senate
- Apr 4, 2019Introduced 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.
