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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends federal shipping law to extend through October 31, 2028, the exemption of certain vessels from the requirement that U.S. passenger vessels having berth or stateroom accommodations for at least 50 passengers be constructed of fire-retardant materials in order to be granted a certificate of inspection.
Continues to apply this exemption only to vessels in operation before January 1, 1968, which operate only within the Boundary Line (the dividing point between inland waters and high seas).
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 1961 as passed House without amendment on Sep 25, 2013. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
House Sep 25, 2013
To amend title 46, United States Code, to extend the exemption from the fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating within the Boundary Line
Passed · Two-thirds required
280 Yea 89 Nay 63 not voting
Crossed both parties 87 of 369 voting members broke with their own party: 82 Democrats, 5 Republicans.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
432 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 1961 and vote against it. 3 signed when it was filed.
Organizations that named H.R. 1961 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
15 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.