MERCHANT MARINE INDUSTRY related term(s) Cargo Transportation; Ships and Vessels

Bills and resolutions

Coast Guard: implement new rules for merchant marine credentialing for veterans and uniformed services members (see S. 4842), S4575 [13SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to make certain determinations in enforcing Jones Act (see H.R. 9548), H9852 [14DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide eligibility for veterans benefits for individuals who served in U.S. merchant marine in Southeast Asia theater of operations during Vietnam Era (see H.R. 8925), H8010 [20SE]

Ships and vessels: provide exemptions from certain Jones Act restrictions to vessels providing disaster relief to Puerto Rico for areas affected by Hurricane Fiona (see S. 4999), S5226 [28SE] (see H.R. 9086), H8316 [29SE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Homeland Security: require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to make certain determinations in enforcing Jones Act (H.R. 9548), E1293 [14DE]

Remarks in Senate

Maritime Administration: modify age requirement for Student Incentive Payment Program of State maritime academies (S. 2299), S1067 [8MR]

Reports filed

Changing Age-Determined Eligibility to Student Incentive Payments (CADETS) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2299) (S. Rept. 117–67), S523 [3FE]

Texts of

S. 2299, Changing Age-Determined Eligibility to Student Incentive Payments (CADETS) Act, S1067 [8MR]