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United States Merchant Marine Academy Improvements Act of 2015

Introduced: January 9, 2015 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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Jul 13, 2015
Held at the desk.
Jul 13, 2015
Received in the House.
Jul 10, 2015
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 9, 2015
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4980; text as passed Senate: CR S4980)
Jul 9, 2015
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4980; text as passed Senate: CR S4980)
May 21, 2015
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 93.
May 21, 2015
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 114-51.
Feb 26, 2015
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 9, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jan 9, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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United States Merchant Marine Academy Improvements Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) Authorizes the Administrator of the Maritime Administration to: (1)  accept a gift of money from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association and Foundation, Inc. in order to renovate Melville Hall on the campus of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and (2) enter into a contract with the Foundation for the Hall's operation.

What's happening now July 13, 2015

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 321 Related bill U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Improvement Act of 2015
 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jan 27, 2015
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jan 13, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 143: United States Merchant Marine Academy Improvements Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-143/
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"S. 143: United States Merchant Marine Academy Improvements Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-143/.
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S. 143, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-143/.
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