Search Results: keywords:"maritime industry"

  • S. 4538 — To adjust certain ownership and other requirements for passenger vessels, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:736

    S. 4538, known as the “Open America's Ports Act,” aims to change ownership and operational rules for passenger vessels in the U.S. by repealing the Passenger Vessel Services Act of 1886. It modifies certain sections of the United States Code to allow vessels to transport...

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    S. 4538, the “Open America's Ports Act,” is about letting passenger boats travel between U.S. places, even through other countries, with fewer rules. It changes old laws so these boats don't have to meet certain citizenship or Navy rules anymore.

  • H. R. 8704 — To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to foster enhanced coexistence between ocean users and North Atlantic right whales and other large cetacean species.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,431

    H.R. 8704 proposes to establish a grant program managed by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, with the goal of improving coexistence between ocean users and North Atlantic right whales, as well as other large whale species. The program will provide funding for...

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    H.R. 8704 wants to help protect big whales, like the North Atlantic right whales, by giving money to projects that try to keep whales safe from boats and other things in the ocean. The plan is to use up to $10 million to support people and organizations who come up with ideas to make the ocean a safer place for these whales.

  • H. R. 2125 — To establish a National Commission on the Maritime Industrial Base, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,643

    H. R. 2125, known as the "Save Our Shipyards Act of 2025" or the "SOS Act of 2025," aims to create a National Commission on the Maritime Industrial Base. This Commission will investigate the current state and challenges of the US maritime industry, focusing on its importance to national...

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    The "Save Our Shipyards Act of 2025" is like setting up a big group of experts to check how our country's shipbuilders and boats are doing, especially for protecting the country. They’ll gather ideas on how to make things better and share them with the leaders before wrapping up their work.

  • H. R. 9911 — To amend the Railway Labor Act to apply the provisions of such Act to maritime employers and employees in the maritime industry, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,736

    H. R. 9911, known as the "Safeguarding the Supply Chain Act," aims to extend the Railway Labor Act to cover maritime employers and employees in the maritime industry. The bill outlines that these maritime workers will be subject to similar regulations and mediation processes...

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    H.R. 9911 is a bill that wants to make the rules for railroad workers also apply to people who work on ships. This means if there are problems at work, there will be special ways to help solve them, just like with the trains.