A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 to establish a nuclear vessel construction program.
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to accept bids for the construction of three nuclear powered merchant vessels and to grant incentive financing over the estimated domestic cost of construction of a fossil fueled vessel with the same dead weight tonnage and the same characteristics in other pertinent respects. Provides that the prospective owners of the vessels shall agree to: (1) repay any aid granted with interest to be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury and with an allowance for administrative costs to the Secretary of Commerce; (2) dispose of radioactive portions of the vessel at the end of its operating life in accordance with directions of the Atomic Energy Commission; and (3) other specified conditions including those determined to be necessary to protect the interests of the United States. Provides that the Secretary of Commerce and the Atomic Energy Commission shall provide facilities for the disposition of radioactive portions of the vessel during its operating life.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on September 30, 1974. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on September 30, 1974: Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 93rd Congress (1973-74), 651 of the 23,396 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.8 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
CHARLES MOSHER (R-OH) introduced it on September 30, 1974. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on September 30, 1974, 18973 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 18973 days ago, on September 30, 1974.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 93rd Congress has not finished by January 3, 1975 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers