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<item congress="114" measure-type="s" measure-number="143" measure-id="id114s143" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2015-01-09" update-date="2015-07-23">
<title>United States Merchant Marine Academy Improvements Act of 2015</title>
<summary summary-id="id114s143v82" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2015-07-23">
<action-date>2015-07-09</action-date>
<action-desc>Passed Senate without amendment</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)</p> <p><b>United States Merchant Marine Academy Improvements Act of 2015</b></p> <p> (Sec. 2) Authorizes the Administrator of the Maritime Administration to: (1)&nbsp; accept a gift of money from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association and Foundation, Inc. in order to renovate Melville Hall on the campus of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and (2) enter into a contract with the Foundation for the Hall's operation. </p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id114s143v80" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2015-05-22">
<action-date>2015-05-21</action-date>
<action-desc>Reported to Senate without amendment</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p><b>United States Merchant Marine Academy Improvements Act of 2015</b></p> <p> (Sec. 2) Authorizes the Administrator of the Maritime Administration to: (1)&nbsp; accept a gift of money from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association and Foundation, Inc. in order to renovate Melville Hall on the campus of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and (2) enter into a contract with the Foundation for the Hall's operation. </p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id114s143v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2015-01-26">
<action-date>2015-01-09</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>United States Merchant Marine Academy Improvements Act of 2015</b></p> <p> Authorizes the Administrator of the Maritime Administration to: (1)&nbsp; accept a gift of money from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association and Foundation, Inc. in order to renovate Melville Hall on the campus of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and (2) enter into a contract with the Foundation for the Hall's operation. </p>]]></summary-text>
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