S 3985

State Boating Act

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119th Congress (2025-2026)

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This bill, the State Boating Act, allows states to require boaters to pay state fees as a condition for receiving a vessel number. It enables states to collect these fees alongside other vessel-related fees. The collected funds can only be used to support activities that enhance recreational boating, boater safety, access to waterways, and efforts to control aquatic invasive species. This legislation shifts some authority regarding boating fees from the federal government to the states.

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2026-03-04

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On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 3985

6/24/2020Senate

55 Yea45 Nay

Tammy Baldwin John Barrasso Michael F. Bennet Marsha Blackburn Richard Blumenthal Cory A. Booker John Boozman Maria Cantwell Shelley Moore Capito Bill Cassidy Susan M. Collins Christopher A. Coons John Cornyn Catherine Cortez Masto Tom Cotton Kevin Cramer Mike Crapo Ted Cruz Steve Daines Tammy Duckworth Richard J. Durbin Joni Ernst Deb Fischer Kirsten E. Gillibrand Lindsey Graham Chuck Grassley Margaret Wood Hassan Josh Hawley Martin Heinrich Mazie K. Hirono John Hoeven Cindy Hyde-Smith Ron Johnson Tim Kaine John Kennedy Angus S. King, Jr.Amy Klobuchar James Lankford Mike Lee Edward J. Markey Mitch McConnell Jeff Merkley Jerry Moran Lisa Murkowski Christopher Murphy Patty Murray Rand Paul Gary C. Peters Jack Reed James E. Risch Jacky Rosen Mike Rounds Bernard Sanders Brian Schatz Charles E. Schumer Rick Scott Tim Scott Jeanne Shaheen Tina Smith Dan Sullivan John Thune Thom Tillis Chris Van Hollen Mark R. Warner Elizabeth Warren Sheldon Whitehouse Roger F. Wicker Ron Wyden Todd Young

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