H.R. 4770: Coast Guard Regulation Relief Act of 2014

113th Congress · introduced 2014-05-29 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

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Where it came from: introduced 2014-05-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Coast Guard Regulation Relief Act of 2014

Plain summary

Coast Guard Regulation Relief Act of 2014 - Amends federal shipping law to revise requirements for recording of a notice of a claim of a maritime lien. Declares that a notice shall expire three years after it is recorded. (Currently, expires three years after the lien was established.) Authorizes a person to re-record an expired notice if that person submits to the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) a declaration that the information in the notice is accurate to the best of the person's knowledge, information, and belief. Extends the re-recorded notice for another three years. Declares that the expiration of a notice may not be construed to have any effect on the validity of a claim of lien.

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Official text

Coast Guard Regulation Relief Act of 2014

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] · 0 cosponsors

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Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr4770.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr4770 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113