Introduced:
Apr 17, 2025
Policy Area:
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Latest Action
Apr 17, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Actions (4)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H11000
Apr 17, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Apr 17, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Apr 17, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Apr 17, 2025
Subjects (1)
Public Lands and Natural Resources
(Policy Area)
Cosponsors (1)
(R-NY)
Apr 17, 2025
Apr 17, 2025
Full Bill Text
Length: 1,753 characters
Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Apr 17, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 14, 2025 6:20 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2959 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2959
To amend the William M.
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 to prohibit anchoring in certain locations of
the Hudson River, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 17, 2025
Mr. Ryan (for himself and Mr. Lawler) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the William M.
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 to prohibit anchoring in certain locations of
the Hudson River, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2959 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2959
To amend the William M.
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 to prohibit anchoring in certain locations of
the Hudson River, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 17, 2025
Mr. Ryan (for himself and Mr. Lawler) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the William M.
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 to prohibit anchoring in certain locations of
the Hudson River, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hudson River Protection Act''.
SEC. 2.
Section 8437 of the William M.
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) is
amended--
(1) by striking subsections
(d) and
(e) ;
(2) by redesignating subsection
(c) as subsection
(d) ; and
(3) by inserting after subsection
(b) the following:
``
(c) Prohibition.--The Commandant shall prohibit any vessel
anchoring on the reach of the Hudson River described in subsection
(a) unless such anchoring is within anchorage grounds established before
January 1, 2021.''.
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