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HR 3589 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Appropriations Department of Transportation Education programs funding Executive agency funding and structure Marine and inland water transportation Military education and training

Midshipmen Education Certainty Act

Introduced: September 22, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Nov 23, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Sep 22, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Sep 22, 2015
Introduced in House
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Midshipmen Education Certainty Act

Makes appropriations available each fiscal year for operations of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for the Academy are not in effect.

Requires funds made available for a fiscal year under this Act to remain available until the enactment of: (1) an appropriation for such fiscal year (including a continuing appropriation) for such operations; or (2) an applicable regular appropriation for the Maritime Administration for such fiscal year, or continuing appropriations resolution for such fiscal year, without any appropriation for such operations.

What's happening now November 23, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Sep 7, 2016
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Oct 7, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3589: Midshipmen Education Certainty Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3589/
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"H.R. 3589: Midshipmen Education Certainty Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3589/.
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