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104th Congress · 1995–1997
S. 656
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsem…
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Latest action: Message on Senate action sent to the House. · July 30, 1996 Understand the measure
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The movement
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Where it stands
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Passed Senate
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Recorded July 30, 1996, as the clerk wrote it
Sponsor
Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]
Committee
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Official title
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel QUIETLY.
Recorded votes
None taken
The official record
- Congress.gov bill page
- Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution: how a bill becomes law
- Sponsor, status and actions from the Library of Congress bill record (Congress.gov API), read October 14, 2026 · see sources
Cite this record
- Reference number
bill-104-s656- Permanent link
- https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-104-s656
- Official source
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- Last checked
- Status and actions last read from the official GovInfo BILLSTATUS record
AP style
Vote Files, "S. 656 (104th Congress): A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel QUIETLY," last checked Oct. 14, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-104-s656
APA
Vote Files. (2026, October 14). S. 656 (104th Congress): A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel QUIETLY [Bill record]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-104-s656
Chicago
Vote Files. "S. 656 (104th Congress): A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel QUIETLY." Last modified October 14, 2026. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-104-s656.
BibTeX
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author = {{Vote Files}},
title = {{S. 656 (104th Congress): A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel QUIETLY}},
year = {2026},
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note = {Reference number bill-104-s656; official source: Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/656; last checked October 14, 2026; accessed October 18, 2026}
}Plain link
https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-104-s656
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Official analyses
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On the record
No recorded vote
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The Senate agreed to this measure without a recorded vote, which is what a voice vote or unanimous consent produces. No individual position on that passage exists to show.