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Arctic Shipping Federal Advisory Committee Act

Introduced: November 5, 2019 Introduced by: Murkowski, Lisa Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Nov 16, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 588.
Nov 16, 2020
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-295.
Dec 11, 2019
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Nov 5, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nov 5, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Arctic Shipping Federal Advisory Committee Act

This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish an Arctic Shipping Federal Advisory Committee to advise DOT on matters related to Arctic maritime transportation, including Arctic seaway development.

The committee must

  • develop a set of policy recommendations that would enhance the leadership role played by the United States in improving the safety and reliability of Arctic maritime transportation in accordance with customary international maritime law,
  • consider establishing a congressionally chartered seaway development corporation modeled on the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, and
  • provide advice and recommendations to DOT on Arctic marine transportation.

The bill requires any Special Representative for the Arctic Region appointed by the Department of State to coordinate any activities recommended by the committee's implementation plan and to facilitate multilateral dialogues with member and observer nations of the Arctic Council.

What's happening now November 16, 2020

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 588.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Dec 11, 2019
 R
Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Nov 5, 2019
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Nov 5, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2786: Arctic Shipping Federal Advisory Committee Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2786/
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"S. 2786: Arctic Shipping Federal Advisory Committee Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2786/.
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S. 2786, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2786/.
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