S. 1326: Maritime Administration Enhancement Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-05-13 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 280.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-05-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Maritime Administration Enhancement Act of 2015

Plain summary

Maritime Administration Enhancement Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill revises: the licensing and service requirements for U.S. Merchant Marine Academy cadet commitment agreements, and requirements for U.S. Merchant Marine Academy student incentive payment agreements related to licensing, the service commitment, and the circumstances under which an individual may be ordered to active duty. (Sec. 3) Payments to individuals may be modified if the total amount of payments to an individual does not exceed $32,000. (Sec. 4) The Internal Revenue Code is amended to reflect the transfer of the Maritime Administration from the Department of Commerce to the Department of Transportation. (Sec. 5) The definition of "short sea transportation" shall include carriage by a documented vessel of cargo that is: (1) shipped in discrete units or packages that are handled individually, palletized, or unitized for purposes of transportation; or (2) freight vehicles carried aboard commuter ferry boats. (Sec. 6) The national security aspects of the U.S. Merchant Marine are reauthorized through FY2017.

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Official text

Maritime Administration Enhancement Act of 2015

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1326, Maritime Administration Enhancement Act of 2015 (2015-06-24)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] reported raising $976,129 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s1326.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s1326 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114