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S 3273 115th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Advanced technology and technological innovations Intergovernmental relations Marine and inland water transportation Navigation, waterways, harbors Product development and innovation Retail and wholesale trades State and local finance State and local government operations Technology assessment Transportation programs funding

Ports Improvement Act

Introduced: July 25, 2018 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Became law
Aug 20, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 558.
Aug 20, 2018
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-324.
Aug 1, 2018
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 25, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 25, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Port Operations, Research, and Technology Act

Ports Improvement Act

This bill requires the Department of Transportation to make grants to states or other entities with a transportation function to assist them in funding projects to improve the safety, efficiency, or reliability of the movement of goods through ports and intermodal connections to ports.

Coast Guard Blue Technology Center of Expertise Act

The bill also requires the Coast Guard to establish a Blue Technology Center of Expertise.

What's happening now August 20, 2018

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 558.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6206 Related bill Coast Guard Blue Technology Center of Expertise Act
  • HR 1534 Related bill 21st Century Worker Opportunity Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 31, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3273: Port Operations, Research, and Technology Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3273/
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"S. 3273: Port Operations, Research, and Technology Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3273/.
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S. 3273, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3273/.
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