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House bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law

To direct the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to submit to the Congress a plan and cost estimate for the engineering, design, and retrofitting of the icebreaker MACKINAW.

H.R. 4081Introduced Sep 17, 1996Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Sponsor: Rep. James Oberstar D-MN
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 30, 1996 — See S.1004.

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

14 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 12 Democrats

2 of 14 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.

David Bonior (D-MI), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), John Dingell (D-MI), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Martin Hoke (R-OH), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Dale Kildee (D-MI), John LaFalce (D-NY), Steven LaTourette (R-OH), William Lipinski (D-IL), David Obey (D-WI), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Bart Stupak (D-MI), Peter Visclosky (D-IN).

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Oberstar.

Sponsor’s state and district

Minnesota in Congress · MN-8 district

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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.