S. 1759: America's Cup Act of 2011
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S. 1759: America's Cup Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-10-20 · Sports and Recreation · Latest: By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 112-246.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-10-20 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 112-246. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
America's Cup Act of 2011
Plain summary
America's Cup Act of 2011 - Authorizes vessels operating in preparation for, or in connection with, the 34th America's Cup competition, that have been certified by the Administrator of the Maritime Administration to be eligible vessels, to position competing vessels and transport individuals, equipment, and supplies utilized for the staging, operations, or broadcast of the competition from and around U.S. ports. Deems such an eligibility certification to be conclusive evidence to the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of the qualification of a vessel to participate in the competition. Subjects to specified penalties any vessel participating in the 34th America's Cup as a competing or supporting vessel that has not received an eligibility certification or that is not in compliance with provisions regarding coastwise endorsement.
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Official text
America's Cup Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · 5 cosponsors
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Jack Reed (D-RI), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s1759.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>
Record fed-us-cong112-s1759 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112