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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Waste disposal in the ocean</title>
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  <updated>2008-07-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/5323</id>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.802 Maritime Pollution Prevention Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h802/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-22:/action/166849</id>
    <updated>2008-07-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Act to Prevent Pollution from ships to implement MARPOL Annex VI.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 22, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-280.    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.802 Maritime Pollution Prevention Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h802/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-21:/action/166848</id>
    <updated>2008-07-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Act to Prevent Pollution from ships to implement MARPOL Annex VI.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 21, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.802 Maritime Pollution Prevention Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h802/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-21:/action/169078</id>
    <updated>2008-07-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Act to Prevent Pollution from ships to implement MARPOL Annex VI.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 21, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-280.    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.802 Maritime Pollution Prevention Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h802/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-10:/action/166188</id>
    <updated>2008-07-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Act to Prevent Pollution from ships to implement MARPOL Annex VI.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 10, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6434 Clean Cruise Ship Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6434/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <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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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.802 Maritime Pollution Prevention Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h802/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-08:/action/165587</id>
    <updated>2008-07-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Act to Prevent Pollution from ships to implement MARPOL Annex VI.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 08, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3204 Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3204/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-26:/action/164740</id>
    <updated>2008-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill 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.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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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2881 Clean Cruise Ship Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2881/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-17:/action/150490</id>
    <updated>2008-04-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill 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: S.2635 Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2635/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-13:/action/145580</id>
    <updated>2008-02-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to expand the boundaries of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary and the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2067 Recreational Boating Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2067/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-18:/action/134195</id>
    <updated>2007-09-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to recreational vessels.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2854 New Jersey/New York Clean Ocean Zone Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2854/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-25:/action/119704</id>
    <updated>2007-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To restore, protect, and preserve the natural, chemical, physical, and biological integrity, and the economic potentialities, of the New York/New Jersey Bight through designation and establishment of the New Jersey/New York Clean Ocean Zone and the regulation of various activities therein, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1579 Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1579/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-07:/action/117683</id>
    <updated>2007-06-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2550 Recreational Boating Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2550/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-24:/action/114045</id>
    <updated>2007-05-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to recreational vessels.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1126 Gulf of Mexico Restoration and Protection Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1126/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-04-17:/action/108590</id>
    <updated>2007-04-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to monitor, restore, and protect the resource productivity, water quality, and marine ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1187 Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1187/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-16:/action/93997</id>
    <updated>2007-02-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To expand the boundaries of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary and the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.889 Prevention of Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h889/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-07:/action/92897</id>
    <updated>2007-02-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to establish vessel ballast water management requirements, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.802 Maritime Pollution Prevention Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h802/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-05:/action/92541</id>
    <updated>2007-02-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Act to Prevent Pollution from ships to implement MARPOL Annex VI.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.362 Marine Debris Research Prevention and Reduction Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-s362/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-12-22:/action/87278</id>
    <updated>2006-12-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to establish a program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the United States Coast Guard to help identify, determine sources of, assess, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse impacts on the marine environment and navigation safety, in coordination with non-Federal entities, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 22, 2006: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.362 Marine Debris Research Prevention and Reduction Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-s362/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-12-22:/action/87279</id>
    <updated>2006-12-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to establish a program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the United States Coast Guard to help identify, determine sources of, assess, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse impacts on the marine environment and navigation safety, in coordination with non-Federal entities, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 22, 2006: Became Public Law No: 109-449.    </content>
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