WHAT THE LAW DOINCongress, in plain words

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33 U.S.C. 412: Liability of masters, pilots, etc., and of vessels engaged in violations

Created in 1996 by the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-303). Not changed since. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–303 substituted "407, 408, 409, 414, and 415 of this title" for "407, 408, and 409 of this title". (Water Resources Development Act of 1996) Law text

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.