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Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

USA117th CongressS-4357| Senate 
| Updated: 6/22/2022
Maria Cantwell

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Senator

Washington

Cosponsors (1)
Roger F. Wicker (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 202 3 This bill revises provisions related to the Maritime Administration (MARAD). Among other things, the bill reauthorizes MARAD programs, including programs associated with maintaining the U.S. Merchant Marine; requires MARAD to establish a United States Marine Highway Program to designate marine highway routes as extensions of the surface transportation system and provide grants and enter into contacts or agreements for marine highway services; directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop and and deliver to Congress a strategy to assist state maritime academies and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy to improve the representation of women and underrepresented communities in the next generation of the mariner workforce; directs DOT to develop a strategy to ensure there is an adequate supply of trained U.S. citizen mariners sufficient to meet the operational requirements of low- and zero-emission vessels; addresses sexual harassment and sexual assault at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and provides for greater diversity and inclusion at the academy and within the maritime transportation system workforce; and authorizes MARAD to award maritime career training grants to eligible institutions (e.g., postsecondary educational institutions or postsecondary vocational institutions) for the purpose of developing, offering, or improving educational or career training programs for workers in the United States related to the maritime workforce.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 115-1096
Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act for Fiscal Year 2018
Jun 8, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Jun 8, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jun 22, 2022
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 115-1096
    Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act for Fiscal Year 2018


  • June 8, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 8, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


  • June 22, 2022
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Transportation and Public Works

Related Bills

  • S 117-3270: Maritime Administration Reauthorization Act of 2022
  • S 117-3816: Marine Highway Promotion Act
Academic performance and assessmentsEducational facilities and institutionsEducation programs fundingEmployment and training programsHigher educationMarine and inland water transportationPerformance measurement

Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

USA117th CongressS-4357| Senate 
| Updated: 6/22/2022
Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 202 3 This bill revises provisions related to the Maritime Administration (MARAD). Among other things, the bill reauthorizes MARAD programs, including programs associated with maintaining the U.S. Merchant Marine; requires MARAD to establish a United States Marine Highway Program to designate marine highway routes as extensions of the surface transportation system and provide grants and enter into contacts or agreements for marine highway services; directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop and and deliver to Congress a strategy to assist state maritime academies and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy to improve the representation of women and underrepresented communities in the next generation of the mariner workforce; directs DOT to develop a strategy to ensure there is an adequate supply of trained U.S. citizen mariners sufficient to meet the operational requirements of low- and zero-emission vessels; addresses sexual harassment and sexual assault at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and provides for greater diversity and inclusion at the academy and within the maritime transportation system workforce; and authorizes MARAD to award maritime career training grants to eligible institutions (e.g., postsecondary educational institutions or postsecondary vocational institutions) for the purpose of developing, offering, or improving educational or career training programs for workers in the United States related to the maritime workforce.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 115-1096
Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act for Fiscal Year 2018
Jun 8, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Jun 8, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jun 22, 2022
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 115-1096
    Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act for Fiscal Year 2018


  • June 8, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 8, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


  • June 22, 2022
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Maria Cantwell

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Senator

Washington

Cosponsors (1)
Roger F. Wicker (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Transportation and Public Works

Related Bills

  • S 117-3270: Maritime Administration Reauthorization Act of 2022
  • S 117-3816: Marine Highway Promotion Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Academic performance and assessmentsEducational facilities and institutionsEducation programs fundingEmployment and training programsHigher educationMarine and inland water transportationPerformance measurement