On Friday, in the closing hours of the first session of the
114th Congress, the Senate amended and passed HR
4188, the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015. There was no debate
offered on the substitution of the Thune Amendment (CREC-2015-12-18,
pg 8890) for the text of the House passed version of the bill. The bill passed
by voice
vote (in a nearly empty Senate chamber).
Like the House version of the bill, there are no provisions
in the bill that address the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA),
chemical safety, or chemical transportation issues.
When the House returns next year, they will have to decide
whether they should accept the Senate amendment or request a conference. There appears
to be a decent chance that they will just accept the Senate version.
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