US Congress House Bill 2286 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 8-5)
Status: Introduced on May 2 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-02 - Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Pending: House Transportation And Infrastructure Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Domestic Maritime Centers of Excellence Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation (DOT) to designate state-operated maritime training centers and community and technical colleges with a maritime training program that are located in the United States along the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Artic Ocean, Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska, or Great Lakes as centers of excellence for domestic maritime workforce training and education. DOT may provide technical assistance, surplus federal equipment and assets, and funding to such centers to support a maritime workforce program and assist such centers in expanding their capacity to train the U.S. maritime workforce.

Domestic Maritime Centers of Excellence Act of 2017

Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Scott Taylor [R-VA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Mike Gallagher [R-WI]	Rep. Ralph Abraham [R-LA]	Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]
Rep. Carlos Curbelo [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-02	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2017-05-02	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
2017-05-02	House	Introduced in House

SB1186 (Related) 2017-05-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2286/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2286/BILLS-115hr2286ih.pdf