H.R. 5531: Miscellaneous Maritime Transportation Amendments Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2016-06-20 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-06-20 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Miscellaneous Maritime Transportation Amendments Act of 2016

Plain summary

Miscellaneous Maritime Transportation Amendments Act of 2016 National Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2016 This bill directs the U.S. Coast Guard to develop a land-based system to backup its Global Position System (GPS). The bill revises the deadline for when certain fishing vessels must be in compliance with the alternate safety compliance program. Additionally, the Coast Guard is authorized to reimburse private entities for costs incurred to construct and establish an aid to navigation.

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Official text

Miscellaneous Maritime Transportation Amendments Act of 2016

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] · 4 cosponsors

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John Garamendi (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr5531.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr5531 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114