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Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act of 2020

Introduced: July 9, 2020 See on congress.gov

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Jul 10, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

Jul 9, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Jul 9, 2020

Introduced in House

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Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act of 2020

This bill authorizes the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) to provide financial assistance to states and maritime industry entities during an emergency such as COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

Specifically, MARAD may provide grants for

operating costs involved with an emergency response operation, including costs for cleaning, sanitizing, janitorial services, staffing, paid leave, and procuring personal protective equipment; and
the costs of capital projects to protect, repair, reconstruct, or replace equipment and facilities of the United States maritime transportation system that are in danger of suffering serious damage, or has suffered serious damage, as a result of an emergency.

The federal share payable of the costs for which a grant is provided under the bill shall be 100%.

What's happening now July 10, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 15

Plaskett, Stacey E.

Virgin Islands · Oct 23, 2020

Smith, Adam

Washington · Sep 22, 2020

Heck, Denny

· Sep 21, 2020

Garamendi, John

California · Aug 28, 2020

California · Jul 22, 2020

Case, Ed

Hawaii · Jul 21, 2020

Peters, Scott H.

California · Jul 21, 2020

Pappas, Chris

New Hampshire · Jul 16, 2020

Larsen, Rick

Washington · Jul 13, 2020

Maloney, Sean

· Jul 9, 2020

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7515: Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7515/

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