The committee for transportation and infrastructure in America’s congress unanimously passed a new bill relating to crime reporting on cruise lines. It now waits to be passed by the senate.

The bill will tighten restriction on an industry that not been scrutinized in recent years, because of the complexities of international maritime law.

Originally, many cruise lines opposed the bill, but the International Association representing their interests has changed its stance. According to the association most companies already follow the new provisions, such as sharing crime data with the coast guard and other aspects already addressed by federal laws.

“Millions of passengers each year enjoy a safe cruise vacation, and while serious incidents are rare, even one incident is one too many,” the Cruise association said in a written statement. “As an industry, we are fully committed to the safety and security of our passengers and crew.”

In recent years there have been concerns about the cruise industry failing to release data regarding crime on their ships to the public. It has recently come to light from 2003 to 2005, 178 sexual assaults took place on cruise ships and 24 passengers went missing. This is not so much considering how many people ride the cruise ships each year, but many feel that transparency is very important.