United States · Bill · S
S. 1439 (116th)
Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act of 2019
Introduced
14 May 2019
Last action
15 May 2019 · Reported
Status
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Sponsors
Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Subjects
Transport
Source updated
27 January 2026
Summary
Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act of 2019 This bill addresses (1) several aspects of the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD); (2) illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU fishing); and (3) maritime security. Among other things, the bill reauthorizes MARAD programs, including programs associated with maintaining the U.S. Merchant Marine; promotes transparency and traceability in the seafood supply chain; promotes the use of technology to combat IUU fishing; establishes an interagency working group on maritime security, IUU fishing, and seafood fraud; and establishes a sub-working group to address IUU fishing within the U.S. exclusive economic zone in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Timeline
14 May 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Source: IntroReferral
14 May 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
15 May 2019
Reported
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 14 May 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Maritime SAFE Act
- related to → Strengthening Buy America for Small Shipyard Grants Act
- related to → Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act of 2019
- related to ← National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1439
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/1439
- us · 116-s-1439 · source updated 27 January 2026