{"status":"ok","citation_id":"bill-96-s189","kind":"bill","title":"S. 189 (96th Congress): A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to cooperate with the Secretary of the Navy and the maritime industry in establishing an adequate and well-balanced fleet.","statement":"S. 189 in the 96th Congress is titled \"A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to cooperate with the Secretary of the Navy and the maritime industry in establishing an adequate and well-balanced fleet..\" The latest action in the official record, dated January 23, 1979, reads: \"Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.\"","record_date":"1979-01-23","record_date_label":"Latest official action","official_source":{"label":"Congress.gov","url":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/senate-bill/189"},"last_checked":"2026-10-19","last_checked_basis":"Status and actions last read from the official GovInfo BILLSTATUS record","permalink":"https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/bill-96-s189","votefiles_url":"https://powerandpolitics.co/bill.php?b=s\u0026n=189\u0026c=96","publisher":"Power \u0026 Politics","formats":{"ap":"Power \u0026 Politics, \"S. 189 (96th Congress): A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to cooperate with the Secretary of the Navy and the maritime industry in establishing an adequate and well-balanced fleet,\" last checked Oct. 19, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/bill-96-s189","apa":"Power \u0026 Politics. (2026, October 19). S. 189 (96th Congress): A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to cooperate with the Secretary of the Navy and the maritime industry in establishing an adequate and well-balanced fleet [Bill record]. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/bill-96-s189","chicago":"Power \u0026 Politics. \"S. 189 (96th Congress): A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to cooperate with the Secretary of the Navy and the maritime industry in establishing an adequate and well-balanced fleet.\" Last modified October 19, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/bill-96-s189.","bibtex":"@misc{votefiles_bill_96_s189,\n  author       = {{Power \u0026 Politics}},\n  title        = {{S. 189 (96th Congress): A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to cooperate with the Secretary of the Navy and the maritime industry in establishing an adequate and well-balanced fleet}},\n  year         = {2026},\n  howpublished = {\\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/bill-96-s189}},\n  note         = {Reference number bill-96-s189; official source: Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/senate-bill/189; last checked October 19, 2026; accessed October 25, 2026}\n}","link":"https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/bill-96-s189"}}