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Duck Boat Safety Enhancement Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-62| Senate 
| Updated: 1/27/2021
Josh Hawley

Josh Hawley

Republican Senator

Missouri

Cosponsors (2)
Tom Cotton (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Duck Boat Safety Enhancement Act of 2021 This bill sets forth requirements related to the safety of amphibious passenger vessels. The U.S. Coast Guard must implement regulations related to the safety of amphibious passenger vessels, including during severe weather emergencies. The Coast Guard may require operators of amphibious passenger vessels to provide reserve buoyancy for such vessels through passive means, including watertight compartmentalization, built-in flotation, or other means, to ensure that such vessels remain afloat and upright in the event of flooding, including when carrying a full complement of passengers and crew. Additionally, the Coast Guard must implement interim safety policies or other measures to require operators of amphibious passenger vessels operating in U.S. waters comply with certain requirements, including to remove the canopies of such vessels for waterborne operations, or to install in such vessels canopies that do not restrict either horizontal or vertical escape by passengers in the event of flooding or sinking. The bill also sets forth requirements for vessels that are not in compliance with the regulations and interim safety policies.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1031
Duck Boat Safety Enhancement Act of 2020
Jan 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jan 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1031
    Duck Boat Safety Enhancement Act of 2020


  • January 27, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 27, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Transportation and Public Works

Related Bills

  • HR 117-6831: To require the Commandant of the Coast Guard to issue regulations for amphibious passenger vessels operating in waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and for other purposes.
AccidentsAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresArkansasAtmospheric science and weatherCoast guardCongressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityEmergency communications systemsFiresFloods and storm protectionGovernment studies and investigationsMarine and inland water transportationMissouriTransportation employeesTransportation safety and securityWashington State

Duck Boat Safety Enhancement Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-62| Senate 
| Updated: 1/27/2021
Duck Boat Safety Enhancement Act of 2021 This bill sets forth requirements related to the safety of amphibious passenger vessels. The U.S. Coast Guard must implement regulations related to the safety of amphibious passenger vessels, including during severe weather emergencies. The Coast Guard may require operators of amphibious passenger vessels to provide reserve buoyancy for such vessels through passive means, including watertight compartmentalization, built-in flotation, or other means, to ensure that such vessels remain afloat and upright in the event of flooding, including when carrying a full complement of passengers and crew. Additionally, the Coast Guard must implement interim safety policies or other measures to require operators of amphibious passenger vessels operating in U.S. waters comply with certain requirements, including to remove the canopies of such vessels for waterborne operations, or to install in such vessels canopies that do not restrict either horizontal or vertical escape by passengers in the event of flooding or sinking. The bill also sets forth requirements for vessels that are not in compliance with the regulations and interim safety policies.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1031
Duck Boat Safety Enhancement Act of 2020
Jan 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jan 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1031
    Duck Boat Safety Enhancement Act of 2020


  • January 27, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 27, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Josh Hawley

Josh Hawley

Republican Senator

Missouri

Cosponsors (2)
Tom Cotton (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Transportation and Public Works

Related Bills

  • HR 117-6831: To require the Commandant of the Coast Guard to issue regulations for amphibious passenger vessels operating in waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AccidentsAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresArkansasAtmospheric science and weatherCoast guardCongressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityEmergency communications systemsFiresFloods and storm protectionGovernment studies and investigationsMarine and inland water transportationMissouriTransportation employeesTransportation safety and securityWashington State