US Congress Senate Bill 588 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1-1)
Status: Introduced on March 12 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-09-08 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 156.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2009 - Delineates passenger vessel security and safety requirements concerning: (1) vessel design, equipment, construction, and retrofitting; (2) video surveillance to monitor crime; (3) posting of U.S. embassy locations; (4) maintenance of equipment and medical personnel for sexual assaults on board; (5) confidentiality of sexual assault information; (6) crew access to passenger staterooms; and (7) log book entry and reporting of deaths, missing individuals, thefts, and other crimes. Prescribes penalties for violations of this Act. Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to develop minimum training standards for the certification of passenger vessel security personnel, crew members, and law enforcement officials on methods for the prevention, detection, evidence preservation, and reporting of criminal activities in the international maritime environment. Prohibits a vessel carrying U.S. citizens from entering a U.S. port unless there is at least one crew member on board who has met such training and certification requirements. Subjects persons who violate such requirements to certain penalties. Directs the Secretary to study and report to Congress on the security needs of a passenger vessel depending on the number of passengers on the vessel, with recommendations for security improvements.

Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2009

Sen. Christopher Dodd [D-CT]	Sen. John Kerry [D-MA]	Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ]	Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I-CT]
Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]	Sen. John Rockefeller [D-WV]	Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-09-08		Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 156.
2009-09-08		Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-72.
2009-07-08		Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2009-03-12		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB1485 (Same As) 2009-03-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
HB3360 (Related) 2010-07-27 - Became Public Law No: 111-207.
HB3619 (Related) 2010-10-15 - Became Public Law No: 111-281.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/588/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s588/BILLS-111s588is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s588/BILLS-111s588rs.pdf