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Elijah E. Cummings Merchant Mariner Workforce Development Act

Introduced: July 1, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Jul 2, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Jul 1, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jul 1, 2020
Introduced in House
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Elijah E. Cummings Merchant Mariner Workforce Development Act

This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish the Elijah E. Cummings Merchant Mariner Career Training Loan Program to make loans available to certain students for the training of U.S. merchant mariners, including those working to receive a Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping endorsement.

The program shall be administered by the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD).

MARAD may not make loans to a student under the program in an amount that exceeds $30,000 in a calendar year or $120,000 in the aggregate.

MARAD must publish a plan to recruit, train, and retain merchant mariners, including (1) a strategy to address merchant mariner recruitment, training, and retention issues in the United States; and (2) demonstration and research priorities concerning such issues.

Additionally, DOT may award competitive grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, maritime training institutions to carry out demonstration and research projects that implement the priorities identified in the plan for the purpose of recruiting, training, or retaining U.S. merchant mariners.

What's happening now July 2, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
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DEFAZIO, PETER
· Jul 1, 2020
Gibbs, Bob
· Jul 1, 2020
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jul 1, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7464: Elijah E. Cummings Merchant Mariner Workforce Development Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7464/
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"H.R. 7464: Elijah E. Cummings Merchant Mariner Workforce Development Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7464/.
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