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S 1186 115th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Employment and training programs Higher education Marine and inland water transportation Transportation employees Vocational and technical education

Domestic Maritime Centers of Excellence Act of 2017

Introduced: May 18, 2017 Introduced by: Baldwin, Tammy Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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May 18, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 18, 2017
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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 to such centers: (1) technical assistance to assist them in expanding their capacity to train the U.S. maritime workforce, and (2) surplus federal equipment and assets.

What's happening now May 18, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2286 Related bill Domestic Maritime Centers of Excellence Act of 2017
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3 Republican 3
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Jul 10, 2017
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jun 13, 2017
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Jun 5, 2017
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Cornyn, John
Texas · May 18, 2017
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · May 18, 2017
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · May 18, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1186: Domestic Maritime Centers of Excellence Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1186/
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"S. 1186: Domestic Maritime Centers of Excellence Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1186/.
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S. 1186, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1186/.
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