Brianna Lieneck Boating Safety Act of 2023
Last action on Jul 14, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Summary
Brianna Lieneck Boating Safety Act of 2023
This bill requires the Coast Guard to study and report to Congress on recreational vessel operator training. The study must include a review of Coast Guard Auxiliary and Power Squadron training programs, existing state boating education programs, and other recreational vessel operator training programs.
The report must analyze, among other topics,
- minimum standards for education of recreational vessel operators;
- how a federal training and testing program can be harmonized with state programs;
- how the Coast Guard would administer a federal boating education, training, and testing program; and
- the extent to which a federal boating education, training, and testing program should be required for all waters of a state.
