Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 7774
FERRIES Act
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Introduced 2026-03-03Topic: transportation · infrastructure utilities · budgetSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill sets federal funding levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2031 for four grant programs that support passenger ferry service. It authorizes yearly amounts for building ferry boats and terminals, for urban passenger ferry grants, for a ferry fleet modernization and shipyard grant program, and for a rural ferry service grant program. It moves the fleet modernization and rural ferry programs into permanent federal transportation law and changes some eligibility rules, including allowing rural ferry service between two or more rural areas regardless of distance. It also directly appropriates a total of $3.5 billion from the general fund of the Treasury over five years for these programs.
Sponsors
- Emily Randall Democrat sponsor
- 11 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | refer |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-03-03 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2026-03-03 | Introduced in House | introduce |