H.R. 4158: To provide for the conveyance to the Government of Mexico of a decommissioned National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship, and for other purposes.

108th Congress · introduced 2004-04-02 · International Affairs · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Where it came from: introduced 2004-04-02 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To provide for the conveyance to the Government of Mexico of a decommissioned National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Directs the Secretary of Commerce to convey to the Government of Mexico the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vessel WHITING: (1) for use as a hydrographic survey platform in support of activities of the United States-Mexico Charting Advisors Committee; and (2) to enhance coordination and cooperation between such countries with respect to hydrographic surveying and nautical charting activities in the border waters of the Gulf of Mexico and Pacific Ocean.

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Official text

To provide for the conveyance to the Government of Mexico of a decommissioned National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] · 5 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4158, A bill to provide for the conveyance to the government of Mexico of a decommissioned National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship (2004-06-04); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4158, A bill to provide for the conveyance to the government of Mexico of a decommissioned National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship (2004-06-04)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr4158.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4158 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108