Port Operations, Research, and Technology Act
Latest action · Aug 20, 2018 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 558.
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.
- IntroducedJul 25, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Port Operations, Research, and Technology Act
Ports Improvement Act
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to make grants to states or other entities with a transportation function to assist them in funding projects to improve the safety, efficiency, or reliability of the movement of goods through ports and intermodal connections to ports.
Coast Guard Blue Technology Center of Expertise Act
The bill also requires the Coast Guard to establish a Blue Technology Center of Expertise.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 31, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Jul 31, 2018 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 20, 2018Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-324.
- Aug 20, 2018Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 558.
- Aug 1, 2018Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jul 25, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Jul 25, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1534 | 21st Century Worker Opportunity Act | Related bill | Mar 17, 2017 |
| HR 6206 | Coast Guard Blue Technology Center of Expertise Act | Related bill | Nov 13, 2018 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Intergovernmental relations
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Navigation, waterways, harbors
- Product development and innovation
- Retail and wholesale trades
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
- Technology assessment
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation programs funding
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 20, 2018Reported to Senate
- Jul 25, 2018Introduced in Senate
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