MERCHANT MARINE INDUSTRY related term(s) Cargo Transportation

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Transportation: administration of cargo preference laws (see S. 64), S99 [22JA]

Foreign trade: U.S. cargo preference policy (see S. Res. 11), S101 [22JA]

Ships and vessels: improve the recording and discharging of maritime liens and expand the American Merchant Marine Memorial Wall of Honor (see H.R. 1098), H1010 [20MR]

———revitalize international competitiveness of U.S.-flag merchant marine (see H.R. 3262), H7959 [8NO]

Veterans: computation of retirement pay for certain merchant mariners who served during or immediately after World War II or the Korean War (see H.R. 2302), H3518 [25JN]

———provide benefits to merchant mariners who served during a period of war (see H.R. 2442), H3861 [10JY]

———tribute to service and sacrifice (see H. Con. Res. 109), H1605 [25AP]

Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, and local elections (see S. 28), S98 [22JA]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Defense: Maritime Security Program reauthorization, E651 [26AP]

———merchant marine and shipbuilding funding, H5771 [20SE]

National Maritime Day: observance, E897 [22MY]

Ships and vessels: disposal of obsolete ships from the National Defense Reserve Fleet, H8158 [14NO]

———improve the recording and discharging of maritime liens and expand the American Merchant Marine Memorial Wall of Honor (H.R. 1098), H1023-H1025 [21MR]

———revitalize international competitiveness of U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 3262), E2035 [8NO]

Veterans: tribute to service and sacrifice (H. Con. Res. 109), H2346-H2348, H2363 [21MY]

Remarks in Senate

Customs Service: develop pilot program to examine technologies used to verify contents of containers and prevent tampering during transportation, S13880 [20DE]

Maritime crime: U.S. policy on sea piracy, S9389 [13SE]

Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, and local elections (S. 28), S301 [22JA]

Reports filed

Maritime Policy Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (H.R. 1098) (S. Rept. 107-48), S8348 [27JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 109, tribute to merchant marine industry for service and sacrifice, H2346 [21MY]

H.R. 1098, Maritime Policy Improvment Act, H1023-H1025 [21MR]

S. 28, Military Voting Rights Act, S301 [22JA]

S. Res. 11, U.S. cargo preference policy, S419 [22JA]