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Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act of 2019

Introduced: May 14, 2019 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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May 15, 2019
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
May 14, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 14, 2019
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act of 2019

This bill addresses (1) several aspects of the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD); (2) illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU fishing); and (3) maritime security.

Among other things, the bill

  • reauthorizes MARAD programs, including programs associated with maintaining the U.S. Merchant Marine;
  • promotes transparency and traceability in the seafood supply chain;
  • promotes the use of technology to combat IUU fishing;
  • establishes an interagency working group on maritime security, IUU fishing, and seafood fraud; and
  • establishes a sub-working group to address IUU fishing within the U.S. exclusive economic zone in the Gulf of Mexico.
What's happening now May 15, 2019

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.

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