US Congress Senate Bill 1326 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-10-27 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 280.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Maritime Administration Enhancement Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill revises: the licensing and service requirements for U.S. Merchant Marine Academy cadet commitment agreements, and requirements for U.S. Merchant Marine Academy student incentive payment agreements related to licensing, the service commitment, and the circumstances under which an individual may be ordered to active duty. (Sec. 3) Payments to individuals may be modified if the total amount of payments to an individual does not exceed $32,000. (Sec. 4) The Internal Revenue Code is amended to reflect the transfer of the Maritime Administration from the Department of Commerce to the Department of Transportation. (Sec. 5) The definition of "short sea transportation" shall include carriage by a documented vessel of cargo that is: (1) shipped in discrete units or packages that are handled individually, palletized, or unitized for purposes of transportation; or (2) freight vehicles carried aboard commuter ferry boats. (Sec. 6) The national security aspects of the U.S. Merchant Marine are reauthorized through FY2017.

Maritime Administration Enhancement Act of 2015

Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-10-27	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 280.
2015-10-27	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-158.
2015-05-20	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2015-05-13	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB1735 (Related) 2015-10-22 - Vetoed by President.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1326/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1326/BILLS-114s1326is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1326/BILLS-114s1326rs.pdf