Alaska Tourism Restoration Act [HB-1318]
[Tourism ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Trade ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
[Disaster Relief ]
To restrict the imposition by the Secretary of Homeland Security of fines, penalties, duties, or tariffs applicable only to coastwise voyages, or prohibit otherwise qualified non-United States citizens from serving as crew, on specified vessels transporting passengers between the State of Washington and the State of Alaska, to address a Canadian cruise ship ban and the extraordinary impacts of the COVID–19 pandemic on Alaskan communities, and for other purposes.
HB-1318: Alaska Tourism Restoration Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Became Public Law No: 117-14. (txt | Pdf) on 05/24/2021
U.S. Citizenship Act Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act [S.348]
[Immigration ]
[Veterans ]
A bill to provide an earned path to citizenship, to address the root causes of migration and responsibly manage the southern border, and to reform the immigrant visa system, and for other purposes.
S.348: U.S. Citizenship Act Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/22/2021
Essential Transportation Employee Safety Act of 2021 [S.303]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to support the efforts of State and local governments to provide for priority testing of certain transportation workers with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and require the owners and operators of equipment and facilities used by passenger or freight transportation employers to clean, disinfect, and sanitize that equipment and provide personal protective equipment to certain employees, and for other purposes.
S.303: Essential Transportation Employee Safety Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/08/2021
Climate Action Planning for Ports Act of 2021 [HB-862]
[Environmental ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Public Health ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Air Quality ]
To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants to eligible entities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at ports, and for other purposes.
HB-862: Climate Action Planning for Ports Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And Climate Change. on 02/08/2021
Penny Plan to Enhance Infrastructure Act of 2021 [S.232]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to establish a discretionary spending limit for infrastructure spending.
S.232: Penny Plan to Enhance Infrastructure Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Rand Paul
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Budget. on 02/04/2021
Remote Seafood Employee Meals Tax Parity Act [HB-749]
[Taxes ]
[Food ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 50 percent limitation on the deduction for meal expenses does not apply to meals provided on certain fishing boats or at certain fish processing facilities.
Climate Smart Ports Act of 2021 [S.216]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Air Quality ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to award grants to eligible entities to purchase and install, as applicable, zero emissions port equipment and technology, and for other purposes.
S.216: Climate Smart Ports Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 02/03/2021
Shovel-Ready Restoration Grants for Coastlines and Fisheries Act of 2021 [HB-660]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Water ]
[Economic Development ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Climate Change ]
To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to benefit coastal habitats, resiliency, and the economy, and for other purposes.
HB-660: Shovel-Ready Restoration Grants for Coastlines and Fisheries Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Committee Hearings Held. on 06/22/2021
S.140: BLUE GLOBE Act Bolstering Long-term Understanding and Exploration of the Great Lakes, Oceans, Bays, and Estuaries Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
By Senator Cantwell From Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation Filed Written Report. Report No. 117-74. on 02/15/2022
Climate Smart Ports Act [HB-501]
[Environmental ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Air Quality ]
To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to award grants to eligible entities to purchase, and as applicable install, zero emissions port equipment and technology, and for other purposes.
HB-501: Climate Smart Ports Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And Climate Change. on 02/02/2021
Duck Boat Safety Enhancement Act of 2021 [S.62]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to implement recommendations related to the safety of amphibious passenger vessels, and for other purposes.
S.62: Duck Boat Safety Enhancement Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Roy Blunt
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 01/27/2021
S.46: Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2021 Susan L. Williams National Coral Reef Management Fellowship Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Cantwell With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 12/17/2021
Noncontiguous Shipping Relief Act of 2021 [HB-300]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
To amend title 46, United States Code, to allow transportation of merchandise in noncontiguous trade on foreign-flag vessels, and for other purposes.
HB-300: Noncontiguous Shipping Relief Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Ed Case
Referred To The Subcommittee On Coast Guard And Maritime Transportation. on 02/04/2021
Noncontiguous Shipping Competition Act [HB-298]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
To amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt certain noncontiguous trade from the coastwise laws.
HB-298: Noncontiguous Shipping Competition Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ed Case
Referred To The Subcommittee On Coast Guard And Maritime Transportation. on 02/04/2021
HB-104: To authorize the Maritime Administrator to use certain appropriated funds to purchase duplicate medals authorized under Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2020, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Introduced In House on 01/04/2021
You have voted HB-104: To authorize the Maritime Administrator to use certain appropriated funds to purchase duplicate medals authorized under Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2020, and for other purposes..