Maritime Workforce Development Act
Latest action · Oct 23, 2009 Provisions of measure incorporated in to Title VI of H.R. 3619.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 2, 2009
- Passed HouseOct 14, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Maritime Workforce Development Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a maritime career training loan program.
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, to make maritime career training loans available to eligible students at federal, state, and commercial maritime training institutions, including state maritime academies, and nonprofit training organizations. Makes undergraduate students at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy ineligible for such loans.
Allows loans to a student of up to $15,000 in a calendar year or $60,000 in the aggregate.
Establishes certain student eligibility and loan requirements.
Requires the Secretary to establish a revolving loan fund consisting of receipts from the repayment of loans to cover the administrative costs of the program.
Authorizes appropriations for this loan program for FY2010-FY2015.
Directs the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, to publish in the Federal Register, a plan that describes the demonstration, research, and multistate project priorities of the Department of Transportation (DOT) regarding merchant mariner recruitment, training, and retention for the three-year period following the publication of the plan. Requires the Secretary to submit copies of the plan to Congress.
Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive grants to maritime training institutions to carry out demonstration projects and other eligible projects that implement DOT priorities in a way to address merchant mariner recruitment, training, and retention issues.
Establishes certain grant and project eligibility requirements.
Authorizes appropriations for this grant program for FY2010-FY2015.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 2, 2009 to Jun 4, 2009; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Original | Jun 2, 2009 |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Original | Jun 2, 2009 |
| R-FL | John L. Mica | Original | Jun 2, 2009 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Jun 4, 2009 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jun 2, 2009Markup Jun 4, 2009Reported Jul 31, 2009 |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred Jun 3, 2009Discharged Jun 4, 2009 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Oct 15, 2009 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 23, 2009Provisions of measure incorporated in to Title VI of H.R. 3619.
- Oct 15, 2009Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Oct 14, 2009Mr. Cummings moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Oct 14, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11341-11347)
- Oct 14, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2651.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2544 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Oct 15, 2009 |
| House | Debate and remarks H11341–H11347Text printed H11341–H11343 | Elijah E. Cummings D-MD, James L. Oberstar D-MN, Laura Richardson D-CA, Thomas E. Petri R-WI, Virginia Foxx R-NC | Oct 14, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jul 13, 2009H.R. 2651, Maritime Workforce Development Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 4, 2009</p>
- Jul 13, 2009H.R. 2651, Maritime Workforce Development ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 4, 2009
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3619 | Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 | Related bill | Oct 15, 2010 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 46, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a maritime career training loan program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Maritime Workforce Development Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Maritime Workforce Development Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Maritime Workforce Development Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Education programs funding
- Employment and training programs
- Government information and archives
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government trust funds
- Higher education
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Student aid and college costs
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation employees
- Vocational and technical education
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 15, 2009Referred in Senate
- Oct 14, 2009Engrossed in House
- Jul 31, 2009Reported in House
- Jun 2, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
