House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Abandoned Vessel Prevention Act

H.R. 2500Introduced Mar 31, 2025Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Official title: To amend title 46, United States Code, to assign specified liability to a person who transfers title of a commercial vessel, or former commercial vessel, to a transferee for use as a recreational vessel if the transferee does not have applicable insurance at the time of the transfer and the vessel sinks, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Josh Harder D-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 31, 2025
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Latest action: Mar 31, 2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2500.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HARDER of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 57, March 31, 2025, Page H1375):
Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution
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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

1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat

0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

John Garamendi (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Josh Harder.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-9 district

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