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H.R. 2593: Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 2017

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H.R. 2593: Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-05-23 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 796.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-05-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 796. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 2017

Plain summary

Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 2017 This bill reauthorizes appropriations through FY2019 for the Federal Maritime Commission. It also prohibits a group of two or more common carriers from negotiating with a provider of port services for rates or services unless advance notice is provided to the commission. The bill authorizes the Department of Transportation (DOT) to designate college maritime training programs as centers of excellence and enter into cooperative agreements to help them admit additional students, recruit additional faculty, expand facilities, create new career pathways, and award students credit for previous experience.

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Official text

Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] · 3 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2593, Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 2017 (2017-10-13)

Cosponsors on this site

John Garamendi (D-CA)

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Words on this page, explained (3)
Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr2593 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115