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Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels Act

House

Establishes a renewable fuel policy for ocean-going vessels under the Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels Act

Latest action: Thu Mar 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels Act

Senate

Authorize use of renewable fuel standards for ocean-going vessels to cover marine transportation fuel

Latest action: Wed Sep 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

Senate

Appropriates FY2026 funding for the Department of Transportation, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and related transportation and housing agencies, with limits on how funds may be used

Latest action: Thu Jul 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

House

Reauthorizes through FY2031 and modifies Department of Agriculture programs covering commodity support, conservation, nutrition assistance, crop insurance, and related farm and food security activities

Latest action: Tue May 19 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Senate

Sets FY2026 defense and national security policies and authorities for Defense Department programs, military construction, nuclear security, and related State Department, Coast Guard, and intelligence activities

Latest action: Thu Dec 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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American Cargo for American Ships Act

House

Require all Department of Transportation financed ocean cargo to move on U.S.-flag commercial vessels when available at fair and reasonable rates

Latest action: Tue Jun 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026

House

Authorizes the President to bar certain vessels from entering or operating in the United States when they used expropriated U.S.-owned port facilities in Western Hemisphere free trade partner countries

Latest action: Thu Apr 02 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Mariner Exam Modernization Act

House

Modernizes merchant mariner examination requirements by updating how Coast Guard licensing exams are administered

Latest action: Wed Jun 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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A resolution designating August 7, 2026, as "National Lighthouse Day".

Senate

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4553)

Latest action: Fri Aug 07 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Fog Observations and Geographic Forecasting Act

Senate

Directs NOAA to carry out a project to improve coastal marine fog forecasting, advisories, and observation coverage to better inform mariners and reduce fog-related safety and economic harms

Latest action: Tue Oct 21 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Maritime Supply Chain Security Act

House

Authorizes competitive port infrastructure grants to replace or upgrade China-linked port cranes, including their hardware and software, to strengthen maritime supply chain security

Latest action: Tue Jun 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Fog Observations and Geographic Forecasting Act

House

Establishes a federal framework for fog observations and geographic forecasting to improve weather forecasting capabilities

Latest action: Wed Jun 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Strategic Ports Reporting Act

Senate

Require reporting on strategic ports to inform foreign relations and related maritime security oversight

Latest action: Thu Feb 27 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Federal Maritime Commission Reauthorization Act of 2025

House

Reauthorizes the Federal Maritime Commission through FY2029 while expanding oversight of anticompetitive practices in international ocean shipping

Latest action: Tue Dec 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Ensuring Naval Readiness Act

Senate

Strengthen naval readiness through defense policy changes affecting the Navy

Latest action: Wed Feb 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Aquatic Invasive Species Control and Prevention Act of 2026

House

Subcommittee Hearings Held

Latest action: Tue Jul 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025

House

Require the President to impose visa and property blocking sanctions on foreign persons who knowingly engage in piracy, with penalties for violating the sanctions rules

Latest action: Tue Jun 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2025

House

Reauthorizes and updates sport fish restoration, recreational boating safety, and wildlife restoration programs for 2025

Latest action: Tue Jul 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Strategic Ports Reporting Act

House

Require the State Department to study strategic ports worldwide and report to Congress on Chinese and U.S. control, related security and economic interests, and protective options for maritime infrastructure

Latest action: Thu May 22 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Stop Illegal Fishing Act

House

Requires the President to impose sanctions on foreign vessels and non-U.S. persons involved in illegal unreported and unregulated fishing, with reporting and limited waiver authority

Latest action: Tue Jun 09 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Original Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2025

House

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay $25,000 to eligible World War II merchant mariners who performed qualified service and did not receive certain prior benefits

Latest action: Fri Dec 19 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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LNG Public Interest Determination Act of 2025

House

Shifts natural gas export approval to the Department of Energy and expands public interest and environmental review requirements for LNG exports

Latest action: Tue Jan 14 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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MAPWaters Act of 2025

Senate

Directs the Forest Service and Interior Department to standardize and publish public access and restriction data for federal recreational waterways

Latest action: Thu Jul 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Taiwan Energy Security and Anti-Embargo Act of 2026

Senate

Authorize measures to strengthen Taiwan's energy security and counter embargo risks affecting fuel and energy supplies

Latest action: Tue Feb 10 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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End Endless Criminal Statutes Act

House

Permits the making and use of original-design metal coins as real money and repeals several federal misdemeanor crimes, including minor offenses involving checks, mail, vessels, margarine, and Capitol Grounds use

Latest action: Tue Jun 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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MAPWaters Act of 2025

House

Directs the Forest Service and Interior Department to standardize, digitize, and publish public access and restriction data for federal waterways used for recreation and fishing

Latest action: Fri Dec 26 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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A resolution recognizing the 74th anniversary of the signing of the Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and the Philippines and the strong bilateral security alliance between our two nations in the wake of escalating aggression and political lawfare by the People's Republic of China in the South China Sea.

Senate

Recognizes the 74th anniversary of the U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty and affirms the bilateral security alliance amid South China Sea tensions

Latest action: Thu Oct 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act of 2026

Senate

Authorize sanctions targeting the shadow fleet used to transport cargo in ways covered by the act

Latest action: Tue Feb 10 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Strategic Subsea Cables Act of 2026

Senate

Establishes a strategic framework for undersea communications cables through the Strategic Subsea Cables Act of 2026

Latest action: Tue Feb 10 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025

Senate

Combat foreign illegal seafood harvesting by strengthening federal restrictions and enforcement against unlawfully caught imported seafood

Latest action: Tue Mar 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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FISH Act of 2025

House

Establishes the FISH Act of 2025 as a fisheries measure advancing through House committee consideration

Latest action: Tue Apr 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Critical Undersea Infrastructure Resilience Initiative Act

Senate

Establishes a resilience initiative to protect critical undersea infrastructure from disruption and damage

Latest action: Tue Feb 10 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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To impose sanctions with respect to persons engaged in significant transactions related or incidental to the processing, refining, export, transfer or sale of oil, condensates, or other petroleum or petrochemical products in whole or in part from the Islamic Republic of Iran

House

Imposes sanctions on foreign persons involved in Iran's petroleum and petrochemical trade and strengthens enforcement of those sanctions

Latest action: Tue Mar 17 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026

House

Expands the above-the-line federal tax deduction for educator expenses to include early childhood educators in prekindergarten schools

Latest action: Mon Aug 10 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Appropriates FY2026 funding for transportation and housing programs at DOT, HUD, and related agencies, while setting conditions on how those funds may be used

Latest action: Mon Jul 21 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Ukraine Support Act

House

Establishes Ukraine reconstruction and security assistance, revives lend-lease authority, and imposes sanctions and steep tariffs on Russia when the President makes specified aggression or peace-related determinations

Latest action: Mon Jul 20 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025

Senate

Authorize Coast Guard operations and programs for fiscal year 2025 under maritime transportation policy

Latest action: Mon Mar 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025

House

Authorize Coast Guard programs and activities for fiscal year 2025, covering maritime operations and agency functions

Latest action: Wed Jul 23 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Appropriates FY2026 funding for Defense Department military activities and related defense programs, while setting limits and conditions on use of those funds

Latest action: Mon Dec 08 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027

House

Appropriates FY2027 funding for Department of Defense military activities and related intelligence accounts, while setting conditions on how those funds may be used

Latest action: Fri Jun 26 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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