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  <title>Open Congress : Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation - Major Bill Actions</title>
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  <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6370 Oregon Surplus Federal Land Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/action/176094</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To transfer excess Federal property administered by the Coast Guard to the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 30, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6370 Oregon Surplus Federal Land Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-24:/action/176093</id>
    <updated>2008-09-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To transfer excess Federal property administered by the Coast Guard to the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 24, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6779 State Enhanced Authority for Coastal and Ocean Resources Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-01:/action/169983</id>
    <updated>2008-08-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for secure rural schools and counties, and State enhanced authority for coastal and ocean resources, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1382 Honoring the heritage of the Coast Guard.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-29:/action/167954</id>
    <updated>2008-07-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Honoring the heritage of the Coast Guard.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1385 Expressing support for the designation of National Marina Day to honor America's marinas for their many contributions to their local communities and create awareness amongst citizens, policymakers, elected officials, and employees of the overall contributions of marinas to their well-being.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-29:/action/167962</id>
    <updated>2008-07-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing support for the designation of National Marina Day to honor America's marinas for their many contributions to their local communities and create awareness amongst citizens, policymakers, elected officials, and employees of the overall contributions of marinas to their well-being.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6434 Clean Cruise Ship Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-08:/action/165459</id>
    <updated>2008-07-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into the waters of the United States, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6408 Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6408/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-26:/action/164284</id>
    <updated>2008-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 46, United States Code, to establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6421 Rigs to Reefs Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6421/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-26:/action/164328</id>
    <updated>2008-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish and implement a competitive oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain of Alaska, to provide for expanded leasing of the oil and gas resources of the outer Continental Shelf for exploration, to eliminate certain impediments to the development of nuclear energy sources, to promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6370 Oregon Surplus Federal Land Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6370/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-25:/action/164154</id>
    <updated>2008-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To transfer excess Federal property administered by the Coast Guard to the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1241 Resolution congratulating Ensign DeCarol Davis upon her serving as the valedictorian of the Coast Guard Academy's class of 2008 and becoming the first African American to earn this honor, and encouraging the Coast Guard Academy to seek and enroll diverse candidates in the cadet corps.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr1241/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-04:/action/158982</id>
    <updated>2008-06-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Resolution congratulating Ensign DeCarol Davis upon her serving as the valedictorian of the Coast Guard Academy's class of 2008 and becoming the first African American to earn this honor, and encouraging the Coast Guard Academy to seek and enroll diverse candidates in the cadet corps.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6007 To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to establish a Port of Guam Improvement Enterprise Program, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6007/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-08:/action/156712</id>
    <updated>2008-05-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to establish a Port of Guam Improvement Enterprise Program, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5976 United States Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5976/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-06:/action/156326</id>
    <updated>2008-05-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish the United States Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5935 American Steel First Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-30:/action/151838</id>
    <updated>2008-04-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To require certain Federal agencies to use iron and steel produced in the United States in carrying out projects for the construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or public work, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1137 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Works Week, and for other purposes.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-23:/action/151004</id>
    <updated>2008-04-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Works Week, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5662 Putting Our Resources Towards Security (PORTS) Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-31:/action/148407</id>
    <updated>2008-03-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To enhance the safety of ports of entry in the United States, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5594 Vessel Discharge Evaluation and Review Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-11:/action/147206</id>
    <updated>2008-03-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To require the Commandant of the Coast Guard to conduct an evaluation and review of certain vessel discharges.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5536 To require the Secretary of Commerce to prescribe regulations to reduce the incidence of vessels colliding with North Atlantic right whales by limiting the speed of vessels, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5536/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-05:/action/146782</id>
    <updated>2008-03-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To require the Secretary of Commerce to prescribe regulations to reduce the incidence of vessels colliding with North Atlantic right whales by limiting the speed of vessels, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1012 Honoring the historical significance of and reaffirming continued Congressional support for commercial navigation on the Missouri River.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr1012/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-03:/action/146449</id>
    <updated>2008-03-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Honoring the historical significance of and reaffirming continued Congressional support for commercial navigation on the Missouri River.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5428 Vessel Navigation and Safety Improvement Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-13:/action/145420</id>
    <updated>2008-02-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to issue regulations requiring pilots of certain vessels to carry and utilize a portable electronic device equipped for navigational purposes, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5102 Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5102/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-23:/action/142533</id>
    <updated>2008-01-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and articles exported from the United States in commerce and to use amounts collected from the fee to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects in the transportation trade corridors for which the fee is collected, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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