House bill · 102nd Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 46, United States Code, to require merchants mariners' documents for certain seamen.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 5, 1992
- Committee actionJul 1, 1992
- Passed HouseSep 9, 1992 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 10, 1992 — Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
31 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 29 Democrats
2 of 31 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Jim Bacchus (D-FL), David Bonior (D-MI), John Bryant (D-TX), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Lane Evans (D-IL), Martin Frost (D-TX), Dennis Hertel (D-MI), Frank Horton (R-NY), Carroll Hubbard (D-KY), William Jefferson (D-LA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Joseph Kolter (D-PA), Mike Kopetski (D-OR), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Thomas Lewis (R-FL), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Michael McNulty (D-NY), Jim Moody (D-WI), Robert Mrazek (D-NY), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Ed Pastor (D-AZ), Carl Perkins (D-KY), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Robert Roe (D-NJ), Bill Sarpalius (D-TX), Gerry Studds (D-MA) and 1 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Walter Jones.
- H.R. 1006 (102nd) Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 1991
- H.R. 1297 (102nd) Clean Vessel Act of 1992
- H.R. 3247 (102nd) National Undersea Research Program Act of 1992
- H.R. 4484 (102nd) Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993
- H.R. 4485 (102nd) To authorize reimbursement of expenses for overseas inspections and examination of foreign vessels.
- H.Con.Res. 268 (102nd) To correct technical errors in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 3866.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.