# 115-hr-7256: To implement recommendations related to the safety of amphibious passenger vessels, and for other purposes.

115-hr-7256, To implement recommendations related to the safety of amphibious passenger vessels, and for other purposes., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-7256
- Congress: 115
- Title: To implement recommendations related to the safety of amphibious passenger vessels, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Introduced: 2018-12-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill directs the Coast Guard to prescribe regulations to require operators of amphibious passenger vessels to provide reserve buoyancy for such vessels through passive means, including watertight compartmentalization, built-in flotation, or other means, to ensure that such vessels remain afloat and upright in the event of flooding, including when carrying a full complement of passengers and crew. The bill sets forth interim requirements for vessels that are not in compliance with the regulations. The bill prohibits vessels whose configuration or operation does not comply with the regulations or interim requirements from operating on U.S. waterways.

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
- 115-hr-7320: Trauma-Informed Schools Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7295: Medical Records Access Fairness Act
- 115-hr-7281: Driver and Officer Safety Education Act
- 115-hr-7228: Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7185: Weekends Without Hunger Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-7256 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/7256)

## Related
- [115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7368)
- [115-hr-7320: Trauma-Informed Schools Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7320)
- [115-hr-7295: Medical Records Access Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7295)
- [115-hr-7281: Driver and Officer Safety Education Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7281)
- [115-hr-7228: Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7228)
- [115-hr-7185: Weekends Without Hunger Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7185)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7256 (as of 2025-11-18).