Providing for the concurrence by the House with an amendment in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2204.
Latest action (15 Oct 1998): On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
What this bill does
H.Res. 602 is a procedural House resolution that formally moved forward Coast Guard legislation. It provided that the House would take up H.R. 2204, treat the Senate's amendment to that bill as adopted, and agree to it with a further House amendment, which substitutes the full text of the "Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1998." That underlying text authorizes appropriations for Coast Guard operations, personnel, equipment, and construction for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, sets military personnel and training levels, and includes numerous provisions on Coast Guard management, marine safety, property conveyances, Jones Act waiver procedures, and harmful algal blooms and hypoxia research.
This resolution itself affects only House procedure; it does not directly regulate the public. However, by advancing H.R. 2204 in amended form, it affects the Coast Guard, its personnel and retirees, mariners, vessel owners, ports, and various states and localities named in property-transfer and program provisions, since the underlying bill funds and governs Coast Guard operations and related maritime policy.
The resolution was introduced and agreed to by voice vote in the House on October 15, 1998, under a motion to suspend the rules. As a simple resolution, its passage completes the legislative action required of it; it reflects the House's step in resolving differences with the Senate on H.R. 2204, moving that underlying bill toward final disposition.
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Official summary
This simple resolution was agreed to on October 15, 1998. That is the end of the legislative process for a simple resolution.
Timeline
15 Oct 1998
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
Common questions
- What does H.Res. 602 do?
- H.Res. 602 is a procedural House resolution that formally moved forward Coast Guard legislation. It provided that the House would take up H.R. 2204, treat the Senate's amendment to that bill as adopted, and agree to it with a further House amendment, which substitutes the full text of the "Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1998." That underlying text authorizes appropriations for Coast Guard operations, personnel, equipment, and construction for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, sets military personnel and training levels, and includes numerous provisions on Coast Guard management, marine safety, property conveyances, Jones Act waiver procedures, and harmful algal blooms and hypoxia research. This resolution itself affects only House procedure; it does not directly regulate the public. However, by advancing H.R. 2204 in amended form, it affects the Coast Guard, its personnel and retirees, mariners, vessel owners, ports, and various states and localities named in property-transfer and program provisions, since the underlying bill funds and governs Coast Guard operations and related maritime policy. The resolution was introduced and agreed to by voice vote in the House on October 15, 1998, under a motion to suspend the rules. As a simple resolution, its passage completes the legislative action required of it; it reflects the House's step in resolving differences with the Senate on H.R. 2204, moving that underlying bill toward final disposition.
- Has H.Res. 602 become law?
- Yes. H.Res. 602 has been enacted. Status last updated 15 Oct 1998.
- Who sponsored H.Res. 602?
- H.Res. 602 was sponsored by Rep. Elmer “Bud” Shuster [R-PA9, 1973-2001] (Republican-PA), with 0 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.Res. 602?
- On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (15 Oct 1998).
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