About the bill
The Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS, 33 U.S.C. §§1905-1915) is a United States law that implements the provisions of MARPOL and the annexes to which the United States is a party. The most recent U.S. action concerning MARPOL occurred in April 2006, when the U.S. Senate approved Annex VI, which regulates air pollution (Treaty Doc. 108-7, Exec. Rept. 109-13). Following that approval, in March 2007, the House of Representatives approved legislation to implement the standards in Annex VI (H.R. 802), through regulations to be promulgated by Environmental Protection Agency in consultation with the U.S. Coast Guard.
APPS applies to all U.S.-flagged ships anywhere in the world and to all foreign-flagged vessels operating in navigable waters of the United States or while at port under U.S. jurisdiction. The Coast …
Sponsor and status
96th Congress (1979–1980)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 21, 1980
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 21, 1980.
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Last Updated: Oct 21, 1980
5 Cosponsors (4 Democrats, 1 Republican)
History
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Feb 28, 1980
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Introduced
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Aug 18, 1980
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next.
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Sep 23, 1980
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Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes.
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Oct 21, 1980
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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Oct 21, 1980
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Text Published
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H.R. 6665 (96th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 6665. This is the one from the 96th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 96th Congress, which met from Jan 15, 1979 to Dec 16, 1980. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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