A bill to direct the Secretary of the Department in which the United States Coast Guard is operating to cause the ves…

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Latest action: Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. · May 8, 1979

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Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

Recorded May 8, 1979, as the clerk wrote it

Sponsor Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1]

Committee Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee

Official title A bill to direct the Secretary of the Department in which the United States Coast Guard is operating to cause the vessel Alice to be documented as a vessel of the United States so as to be entitled to engage in the coastwise trade.

Recorded votes None taken

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Vote Files, "H.R. 4012 (96th Congress): A bill to direct the Secretary of the Department in which the United States Coast Guard is operating to cause the vessel Alice to be documented as a vessel of the United States so as to be entitled to engage in the coas…," last checked Oct. 18, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-96-hr4012

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Vote Files. (2026, October 18). H.R. 4012 (96th Congress): A bill to direct the Secretary of the Department in which the United States Coast Guard is operating to cause the vessel Alice to be documented as a vessel of the United States so as to be entitled to engage in the coas… [Bill record]. Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-96-hr4012

Chicago

Vote Files. "H.R. 4012 (96th Congress): A bill to direct the Secretary of the Department in which the United States Coast Guard is operating to cause the vessel Alice to be documented as a vessel of the United States so as to be entitled to engage in the coas…." Last modified October 18, 2026. Accessed October 19, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-96-hr4012.

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