United States Merchant Marine Academy Improvements Act of 2015
Latest action · Jul 13, 2015 Held at the desk.
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.
- IntroducedJan 9, 2015
- Passed SenateJul 9, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)
United States Merchant Marine Academy Improvements Act of 2015
(Sec. 2) Authorizes the Administrator of the Maritime Administration to: (1) accept a gift of money from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association and Foundation, Inc. in order to renovate Melville Hall on the campus of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and (2) enter into a contract with the Foundation for the Hall's operation.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 13, 2015 to Jan 27, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AR | John Boozman | Jan 13, 2015 | |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Jan 27, 2015 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jan 9, 2015Markup Feb 26, 2015Reported May 21, 2015 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2015Received in the House.
- Jul 13, 2015Held at the desk.
- Jul 10, 2015Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 9, 2015Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4980; text as passed Senate: CR S4980)
- May 21, 2015Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 114-51.
- May 21, 2015Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 93.
- Feb 26, 2015Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jan 9, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Jan 9, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4980Text printed S4980 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Jul 9, 2015 |
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 estimate
- Mar 16, 2015S. 143, United States Merchant Marine Academy Improvements Act of 2015As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transporation on February 26, 2015
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 321 | U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Improvement Act of 2015 | Related bill | Aug 13, 2015 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to allow for improvements to the United States Merchant Marine Academy and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- United States Merchant Marine Academy Improvements Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- United States Merchant Marine Academy Improvements Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 9, 2015Engrossed in Senate
- May 21, 2015Reported to Senate
- Jan 9, 2015Introduced in Senate
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.
