3.0.0 4395 2023-01-11T13:45:32Z 2023-01-11T13:45:32Z Senate S 2020-07-30 116 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-07-30T21:50:59Z Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act of 2020 116 7515 HR 2020-07-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Related bill CRS William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 116 6395 HR 2021-01-02 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Related bill CRS 2020-07-30 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2020-07-30 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR N S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK 2020-07-30 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2020-08-06 False H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2020-09-08 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2020-09-08 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2020-09-08 False M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2020-10-20 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 Medical tests and diagnostic methods 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 2020-07-30 Introduced in Senate 2020-09-15T16:29:06Z 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 Short Title(s) as Introduced Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to authorize maritime transportation emergency relief, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4395is/xml/BILLS-116s4395is.xml 2020-07-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 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.