3.0.0 7515 2023-01-11T13:46:00Z 2023-01-11T13:46:00Z House HR 2020-07-09 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 124 (Thursday, July 9, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DeFAZIO:H.R. 7515.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, Clause 3, and Clause 18 ofthe Constitution.[Page H3077]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-07-09T18:06:45Z Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act of 2020 116 4395 S 2020-07-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2020-07-10 hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Committee 2020-07-09 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2020-07-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-07-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 N M001185 Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] Sean Maloney D NY Patrick 18 2020-07-09 True L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 2020-07-13 False L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2020-07-16 False P000614 Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] Chris Pappas D NH 1 2020-07-16 False P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2020-07-21 False C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] Ed Case D HI 1 2020-07-21 False B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2020-07-22 False B001278 Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 2020-08-07 False V000132 Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] Filemon Vela D TX 34 2020-08-07 False M001202 Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] Stephanie Murphy D FL N. 7 2020-08-14 False C001063 Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] Henry Cuellar D TX 28 2020-08-21 False G000559 Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] John Garamendi D CA 3 2020-08-28 False S001180 Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] Kurt Schrader D OR 5 2020-08-28 False K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2020-09-21 False H001064 Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] Denny Heck D WA 10 2020-09-21 False S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2020-09-22 False P000610 Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] Stacey Plaskett D VI E. 0 2020-10-23 False Transportation and Public Works Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Disaster relief and insurance Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee leave Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Infrastructure development Marine and inland water transportation Natural disasters Navigation, waterways, harbors Public contracts and procurement State and local government operations Transportation employees Transportation programs funding Worker safety and health Transportation and Public Works 00 2020-07-09 Introduced in House 2020-08-04T18:25:50Z Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act of 2020

This bill 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 Display Title Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 46, United States Code, to authorize maritime transportation emergency relief, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7515ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7515ih.xml 2020-07-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.