H.R. 2926: Navigation Safety Act of 2019
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H.R. 2926: Navigation Safety Act of 2019
116th Congress · introduced 2019-05-22 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-05-22 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title
Navigation Safety Act of 2019
Plain summary
Navigation Safety Act of 2019 This bill revises certain standards for shipping safety with respect to vessel operations. Specifically, the bill requires certain vessels to be equipped with electronic navigational charts that meet standards acceptable to the U.S. Coast Guard; mandates buffers between traffic lanes and traffic separation schemes, and offshore structures affixed to the submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf; requires the Coast Guard to implement the recommendations of the Atlantic Coast Port Access Route Study workgroup; directs the Coast Guard to conduct a review of navigation on the U.S. east coast and submit recommendations for new fairways; authorizes the Coast Guard to establish a safety zone to address special activities in the U.S. exclusive economic zone; and allows towing vessels to transit beyond the boundary line in certain limited situations to fulfill the vessel's duties without being subject to additional requirements.
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Navigation Safety Act of 2019
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr2926.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr2926 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116