Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act of 2020
Latest action · Jul 10, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
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 9, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act of 2020
This bill 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%.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 9, 2020 to Oct 23, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Original | Jul 9, 2020 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Jul 13, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Jul 16, 2020 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Jul 16, 2020 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Jul 21, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Jul 21, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jul 22, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Aug 14, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Aug 21, 2020 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Aug 28, 2020 | |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Aug 28, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Sep 21, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Sep 21, 2020 |
Committees 1
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 Jul 9, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 10, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Jul 9, 2020Introduced in House
- Jul 9, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 124, July 9, 2020, page H3077.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4395 | Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act of 2020 | Related bill | Jul 30, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 46, United States Code, to authorize maritime transportation emergency relief, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Congressional oversight
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee leave
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Infrastructure development
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Natural disasters
- Navigation, waterways, harbors
- Public contracts and procurement
- State and local government operations
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation employees
- Transportation programs funding
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 9, 2020Introduced 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.
