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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)
(Sec. 1) This bill revises the requirements for passenger vessels that are exempt from fire-retardant materials standards.
Vessels in operation before January 1, 1968, that operate within inland waterways are exempted from the new requirements until December 1, 2028. Exempt vessel operators must follow certain requirements including notifying prospective passengers in writing prior to the sale of any ticket for boarding and making annual structural alterations to at least 10% of areas of the vessel that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials.
Additionally, the Department of Transportation (DOT) must conduct an annual inspection of any vessel that is exempted from fire-retardant materials standards. DOT may withdraw a certificate of inspection for any vessel that does not comply with requirements under this bill.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing S. 89 as passed Senate without amendment on Apr 3, 2017. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
Senate Apr 3, 2017
S. 89
Bill Passed
85 Yea 12 Nay 3 not voting
Crossed both parties 12 of 97 voting members broke with their own party: 10 Democrats, 2 Republicans.
DemocratsIndependentsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
100 members on this roll call, from the official Senate 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 S. 89 and vote against it. 6 signed when it was filed.
Organizations that named S. 89 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
17 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.