Mariner Exam Modernization Act
Latest action · Oct 29, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 750.
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.
- IntroducedMay 13, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 13, 2025 to May 20, 2025; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MS | Mike Ezell | Original | May 13, 2025 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | May 20, 2025 |
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 May 13, 2025Discharged Jun 11, 2025Markup Jun 11, 2025Reported Oct 29, 2026 |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred May 14, 2025 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 29, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-853.
- Oct 29, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 750.
- Jun 11, 2025Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged
- Jun 11, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jun 11, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 52 - 12.
- May 14, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- May 13, 2025Introduced in House
- May 13, 2025Referred 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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 9, 2025H.R. 3331, Mariner Exam Modernization ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 11, 2025
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 80, May 13, 2025, page H2001.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1071 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Related bill | Dec 18, 2025 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 46, United States Code, with respect to merchant mariner credential examination working groups, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Mariner Exam Modernization Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Mariner Exam Modernization Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 29, 2026Reported in House
- May 13, 2025Introduced 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.
