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Domestic Maritime Centers of Excellence Act of 2017

Introduced: July 25, 2017 See on congress.gov
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May 2, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 2, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
May 2, 2017
Introduced in House
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Domestic Maritime Centers of Excellence Act of 2017

This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation (DOT) to designate state-operated maritime training centers and community and technical colleges with a maritime training program that are located in the United States along the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Artic Ocean, Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska, or Great Lakes as centers of excellence for domestic maritime workforce training and education.

DOT may provide technical assistance, surplus federal equipment and assets, and funding to such centers to support a maritime workforce program and assist such centers in expanding their capacity to train the U.S. maritime workforce.

What's happening now May 2, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1186 Related bill Domestic Maritime Centers of Excellence Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 3 Republican 2
Curbelo, Carlos
· Jul 25, 2017
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jun 22, 2017
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Jun 20, 2017
Abraham, Ralph
· May 25, 2017
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 4, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 4, 2017
Taylor, Scott
· May 4, 2017
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 2, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2286: Domestic Maritime Centers of Excellence Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2286/
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"H.R. 2286: Domestic Maritime Centers of Excellence Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2286/.
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H.R. 2286, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2286/.
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