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Merchant Mariner Credentials Improvement Act of 2007
Legislative Progress
Introduced
March 20, 2007
Latest Action
March 21, 2007
Primary Sponsor
Steven C. LaTouretteRepublican(OH)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
34pct
1d open
vs 7,255 other HR bills in the 110th — cohort avg 47d
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Filing registrants (4)
2008 · first_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
HR 1 (9/11 Commission Bill); HR 6 (Energy Bill); HR 23 (Mariners Veterans Benefits); HR 802 (MARPOL VI Ratification), HR 1495 (Short Sea Shipping); HR 1585 (Maritime Administration); HR 1605 (Mariner Credentialing Bill); HR 2764 (Omnibus, MSP Funding); HR 2830 (Coast Guard Bill); S 961 (HR 23 Companion); HR 2419 (Farm Bill, Food Aid, PL 480); Jones Act; Short Sea Shipping; Ballast Water Initiatives; TWIC Implementation; PL-480; Food Aid; Cargo Preference; Hawaiian Cruise CBP Rule.
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Sources: Congress.gov
Client expense: $22,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Navy, Dept of, SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
2008 · first_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
HR 1 (9/11 Commission Bill); HR 6 (Energy Bill); HR 23 (Mariners Veterans Benefits); HR 802 (MARPOL VI Ratification), HR 1495 (Short Sea Shipping); HR 1585 (Maritime Administration); HR 1605 (Mariner Credentialing Bill); HR 2764 (Omnibus, MSP Funding); HR 2830 (Coast Guard Bill); S 961 (HR 23 Companion); HR 2419 (Farm Bill, Food Aid, PL 480); Jones Act; Short Sea Shipping; Ballast Water Initiatives; TWIC Implementation; PL-480; Food Aid; Cargo Preference; Hawaiian Cruise CBP Rule.
Client expense: $22,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Navy, Dept of, SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2007 · mid_year · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
H.R. 1585 - "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008" - To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year and for other purposes. Lobbied members and staff of the House Armed Service committee and members and staff of the House Homeland Security committee. Title XXXV - Maritime Administration. H.R.1605 - "Merchant Mariner Credentials Improvement Act of 2007" - To amend title 46, United States Code, to repeal requirements that applicants for merchant seamen licenses and certificates and merchant mariner's documents must take oaths, and for other purposes. Sections 1-10. Lobbied members and staff of the House Transportation and Infrastructure and House Homeland Security committee's. S.1547 - "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008" - An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Title XV. Lobbied members and staff of the Senate Armed Services Committee. S.1644 - "Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008" - Title II: Security, Enforcement, and Investigations, and Title III: Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery. Researched these sections of the bill and discussed with members of the United States Coast Guard. H.R.2830 - "Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2008" - Authorizes appropriations for FY2008 for the Coast Guard for Coast Guard operation and maintenance and for other purposes. Title III: Shipping and Navigation (Sections 301-306, 308-327 & 332), Title V: Ballast Water Treatment, Title VI: Maritime Pollution Prevention, Title VII: Port Security (All Sections), and Title XI: Marine Safety (All Sections). Lobbied members and staff of the House Transportation and Infrastructure committee. H.R.981 - "Great Lakes Short Sea Shipping Enhancement Act of 2007" - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the harbor maintenance tax commercial cargo (other than bulk cargo) loaded or unloaded at U.S. ports in the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System. Defines the "Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System" as the waterway between Duluth, Minnesota and Sept. Iles, Quebec, Canada, encompassing the five Great Lakes, their connection channels, and the Saint Lawrence River. All sections. Lobbied members and staff of the House Ways and Means committee. Met with maritime coalitions regarding issues American cabotage laws and ownership, building and crewing U.S.-flag vessels). Maritime Security Program: Worked with other U.S. maritime labor and industry interests to secure Democratic and Republican signatures on House and Senate "Dear Colleague" letters in support of the Maritime Security Program (MSP) for FY 2008. Met with the Maritime Administration (MARAD) and Department of Transportation (DOT) staff members on various issues concerning the membership of American Maritime Officers.P.L.-480 Program, Title XI (Shipbuilding Loan Guarantees), Ship disposal and the Maritime Security Program. Met with the United States Coast Guard on various issues concerning the membership of American Maritime Officers, mariner licensing and medical documentation, mariner and vessel protection, piracy and Great Lakes ice-breaking. Met with the Department of Defense (DOD) regarding the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command and contract mariner jobs. There were non-active periods in January (15-26), February (1-2 & 19-23), April 2-13, and May 28-June 1 of 2007.
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2007 · year_end · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
HR 1 (9/11 Commission Bill); HR 6 (Energy Bill); HR 23 (Mariners Veterans Benefits); HR 802 (MARPOL VI Ratification), HR 1495 (Short Sea Shipping); HR 1585 (Maritime Administration); HR 1605 (Mariner Credentialing Bill); HR 2764 (Omnibus, MSP Funding); HR 2830 (Coast Guard Bill); S 961 (HR 23 Companion); HR 2419 (Farm Bill, Food Aid, PL 480); Jones Act; Short Sea Shipping; Ballast Water Initiatives; TWIC Implementation; PL-480; Food Aid; Cargo Preference; Hawaiian Cruise CBP Rule.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Maritime Commission, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2007 · year_end · Insurance
Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act, H.R. 1605, provisions regarding regulation of nonadmitted insurance; Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act, S. 929, provisions regarding regulation of nonadmitted insurance; Insurance Industry Competition Act, H.R. 1081, (regarding repeal of antitrust exemptions) entire bill; Insurance Industry Competition Act, S. 618, (regarding repeal of antitrust exemptions) entire bill; National Insurance Act, S. 40, provisions related to regulationof property/casualty insurance;
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2007 · mid_year · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
EXECUTIVE BRANCH ISSUES: Cargo Preference - Export-Import Bank, Maritime Administration, Department of Defense; Sealift Programs - U.S. Navy, Military Sealift Command, U.S. Transportation Command, Department of Defense, Maritime Administration; P.L. 480 Food for Peace Program - Maritime Administration, U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Trade Representative; Maritime Security Program - Department of Defense, Maritime Administration; Department of Labor; Ready Reserve Force Program - Maritime Administration; Jones Act - Executive Office of the President, Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation; Ballast Water Management Program - U.S. Coast Guard; Short Sea Shipping Cooperative Program (SCOOP) - Maritime Administration; America's Marine Highway Initiative - Maritime Administration; Transportation Worker Identification Credential - Maritime Administration; Department of Homeland Security; Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Coast Guard; LNG Deepwater Port Licensing - Maritime Administration; Large Passenger Vessel crewing requirements LEGISLATIVE BRANCH ISSUES: HR 1 / S 4 - 9/11 Commission Implementation Act; HR 23 / S 961- Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2007; HR 801 - Kirk Ballast Water Bill HR 802 - MARPOL Annex VI Implementation HR 889 - Miller Ballast Water Bill HR 981 - Harbor Maintenance Tax Reform HR 1495 - Water Resources Development Act of 2007 HR 1499 - Harbor Maintenance Tax Reform HR 1585 / S 576 - Defense Authorization 2007 HR 1605 - Merchant Mariner Documentation Reform HR 1701 - Harbor Maintenance Tax Reform HR 1811 - Maritime Law Enforcement HR 2095 - Railroad Reauthorization HR 2419 - Farm bill HR 2701 - T&I Energy Bill HR 2830 - 2007 Coast Guard Reauthorization HR 3074 / S 1789 - Transportation Appropriations S 924 - Coast Guard Deepwater Oversight S 1495 - Tonnage Tax Extension S 1594 - Port Safety Bill S 1683 - Harbor Maintenance Tax Reform S 1778 - Maritime Administration Reauthorization Northwest United States waterborne transportation of mined aggregate Coast Guard interpretation on constuction of Jones Act vessels in U.S. Shipyards see additional page
Client expense: $128,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Maritime Administration (MARAD), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)