United StatesHouse Bill 2500HR 2500

Abandoned Vessel Prevention Act

Transportation and Public Works

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Last progress March 31, 2025 (8 months ago)

Introduced on March 31, 2025 by Josh Harder

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March 31, 2025 (8 months ago)

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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The Abandoned Vessel Prevention Act would update federal vessel law to make the person who transfers a commercial or former commercial boat to someone for recreational use responsible for certain expenses if the new owner doesn’t have insurance at the time of transfer and the boat later sinks.

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Who is affected: People and businesses that sell or give old commercial boats for personal/recreational use, and the new owners of those boats.
What changes: Liability for specified expenses from the sinking can fall on the person who transferred the vessel if the transferee lacked applicable insurance when the title changed hands; this focuses on decommissioned commercial vessels used for recreation.

Abandoned Vessel Prevention Act

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