USMMA Athletics Act of 2026
Latest action · Aug 10, 2026 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.
- IntroducedNov 20, 2025
- Passed SenateAug 6, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 20, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Original | Nov 20, 2025 |
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 Nov 20, 2025Markup Feb 12, 2026Reported Jun 15, 2026 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 10, 2026Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Aug 10, 2026Received in the House.
- Aug 10, 2026Held at the desk.
- Aug 6, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4492-4493; text: CR S4492-4493)
- Jun 15, 2026Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-126.
- Jun 15, 2026Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 434.
- Feb 12, 2026Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Nov 20, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Nov 20, 2025Read 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 S4492, S4493Text printed S4492Amendments S4492 | Ashley Moody R-FL | Aug 6, 2026 |
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
- May 21, 2026S. 3266, USMMA Athletics Act of 2026As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on February 12, 2026
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6961 | USMMA Athletics Act of 2026 | Identical bill | Jan 7, 2026 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to support the athletic programs of the United States Merchant Marine Academy.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- USMMA Athletics Act of 2025
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- USMMA Athletics Act of 2026
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- USMMA Athletics Act of 2026
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Advisory bodies
- Employment and training programs
- Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Higher education
- Intellectual property
- Licensing and registrations
- Public contracts and procurement
- School athletics
- Transportation and Public Works
- User charges and fees
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 6, 2026Engrossed in Senate
- Jun 15, 2026Reported to Senate
- Nov 20, 2025Introduced 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.
