United States · Bill · S
S. 4395 (116th)
Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act of 2020
Introduced
30 July 2020
Last action
30 July 2020 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sponsors
Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Subjects
Transport
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) to provide financial assistance to states and maritime industry entities during an emergency such as COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, MARAD may provide grants for operating costs involved with an emergency response operation, including costs for cleaning, sanitizing, janitorial services, staffing, paid leave, and procuring personal protective equipment; and the costs of capital projects to protect, repair, reconstruct, or replace equipment and facilities of the United States maritime transportation system that are in danger of suffering serious damage, or has suffered serious damage, as a result of an emergency. The federal share payable of the costs for which a grant is provided under the bill shall be 100%.
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Timeline
30 July 2020
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Source: IntroReferral
30 July 2020
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 30 July 2020 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · R · Cosponsor
- · sscm00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4395
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/4395
- us · 116-s-4395 · source updated 5 December 2025