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H.R. 9673 119th Congress House

MARA Act of 2026

Official title: To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish an assessment program for commercial-scale offshore aquacultur… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish an assessment program for commercial-scale offshore aquaculture through demonstration projects, to establish Aquaculture Centers of Excellence, to support aquaculture workforce development and working waterfronts, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 14, 2026 Introduced by: Mike Ezell Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 14, 2026
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Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jul 16, 2026
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jul 14, 2026
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 14, 2026
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Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Jul 14, 2026
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9673: MARA Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9673/
MLA
"H.R. 9673: MARA Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9673/.
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H.R. 9673, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9673/.
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[H.R. 9673: MARA Act of 2026](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9673/)
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