US Congress Senate Bill 4395 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on July 30 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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%.

Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act of 2020

Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-07-30	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB7515 (Related) 2020-07-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
HB6395 (Related) 2021-01-02 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
HR1271 (Related) 2020-12-21 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4395/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4395/BILLS-116s4395is.pdf