US Congress House Bill 7515 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: Introduced on July 9 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizes the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) to provide financial assistance to states and maritime industry entities during an emergency such as COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, MARAD may provide grants for operating costs involved with an emergency response operation, including costs for cleaning, sanitizing, janitorial services, staffing, paid leave, and procuring personal protective equipment; and the costs of capital projects to protect, repair, reconstruct, or replace equipment and facilities of the United States maritime transportation system that are in danger of suffering serious damage, or has suffered serious damage, as a result of an emergency. The federal share payable of the costs for which a grant is provided under the bill shall be 100%.

Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act of 2020

Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]	Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]	Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]
Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]
Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Stacey Plaskett [D-VI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-07-10	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
2020-07-09	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2020-07-09	House	Introduced in House

SB4395 (Related) 2020-07-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7515/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7515/BILLS-116hr7515ih.pdf