To authorize funding for necessary expenses for the rehabilitation, modernization, and construction of facilities and infrastructure at the United States Merchant Marine Academy.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8498.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GARBARINO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 89, May 22, 2024, Page H3484):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 The single subject of this legislation is: This legislation would authorize funds to support the implementation of the Full Speed Ahead infrastructure plan, created by The Maritime Security Infrastructure Council (MSIC) in order to address critical infrastructure needs at the USMMA. Funding would be authorized from FY24-FY34 in the amount of $54 million the first year, and $107,333,333 each subsequent year.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 22, 2024 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 8498, 118th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8498

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  June 6, 2025

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  September 14, 2026

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  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of June 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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