HR9650Referred to Committee

To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a crime for altering, removing, or affixing unauthorized vessel identification numbers and trafficking certain vessels, and for other purposes.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-07-13
Introduced
1
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Mike Ezell
Mike Ezell
Republican · MS · Representative
Votes with party: 97.1% (580 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-07-13

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Plain-English Summary

The proposal would make it a federal crime to change, remove, or illegally add identification numbers on boats, and to buy or sell vessels that have been tampered with in this way. This targets boat theft and trafficking operations where criminals alter vessel numbers to hide stolen property or obscure ownership. The law would apply to anyone involved in these activities, from thieves to dealers who knowingly trade in boats with fraudulent identification.

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