MARITIME Act of 2023
Latest action · Oct 19, 2023 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 0.
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.
- IntroducedApr 27, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Maritime Architecture and Response to International Terrorism In the Middle East Act of 2023 or the MARITIME Act of 2023
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to seek to develop an integrated maritime domain awareness and interdiction capability for the Middle East to protect against specified maritime threats in the region.
DOD must also submit to Congress (1) a strategy for achieving this capability in cooperation with regional partners and allies; and (2) a study on the feasibility and advisability of establishing a fund to support this effort, including an assessment of contributions that could be made by allies and partner countries.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 27, 2023 to Nov 2, 2023; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Original | Apr 27, 2023 |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Original | Apr 27, 2023 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | Apr 27, 2023 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Apr 27, 2023 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Apr 27, 2023 |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | May 9, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | May 9, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | May 10, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | May 10, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | May 11, 2023 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | May 11, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | May 11, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | May 11, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | May 11, 2023 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | May 11, 2023 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | May 11, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jun 1, 2023 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Jun 1, 2023 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Jun 5, 2023 | |
| R-NC | Chuck Edwards | Aug 22, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Oct 17, 2023 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Oct 17, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Nov 1, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Nov 1, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Monica De La Cruz | Nov 2, 2023 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 27, 2023Markup Oct 19, 2023 |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Apr 27, 2023 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2023Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Oct 19, 2023Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 0.
- Apr 27, 2023Introduced in House
- Apr 27, 2023Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Oct 27, 2023H.R. 2973, Maritime Architecture and Response to International Terrorism in the Middle East Act of 2023As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on October 19, 2023
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 71, April 27, 2023, page H2088.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-53 | MARKUP OF VARIOUS MEASURES267 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Oct 19, 2023 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1334 | MARITIME Act of 2023 | Related bill | Apr 27, 2023 |
| S 2226 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 | Related bill | Jul 27, 2023 |
| HR 2670 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 | Related bill | Dec 22, 2023 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of Defense to develop, in cooperation with allies and partners in the Middle East, an integrated maritime domain awareness and interdiction capability, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- MARITIME Act of 2023
- Maritime Architecture and Response to International Terrorism In the Middle East Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Alliances
- Arab-Israeli relations
- Collective security
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- International Affairs
- Iran
- Israel
- Middle East
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Military operations and strategy
- Navigation, waterways, harbors
- Performance measurement
- Terrorism
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 27, 2023Introduced 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.
