House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
MARA Act of 2026
Official title: To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish an assessment program for commercial-scale offshore aquaculture through demonstration projects, to establish Aquaculture Centers of Excellence, to support aquaculture workforce development and working waterfronts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Ezell R-MSWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 14, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 14, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9673.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. EZELL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 114, July 14, 2026, Page H4467):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 14, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9673, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9673
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 31, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 31, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
4 cosponsors — 4 Democrats
4 of 4 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
Ed Case (D-HI), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jill Tokuda (D-HI).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Ezell.
- H.R. 2294 (119th) To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009.
- H.R. 2293 (119th) Cormorant Relief Act of 2025
- H.R. 6995 (119th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 825 Highway 198 in Beaumont, Mississippi, as the "Jeremy Malone…
- H.Con.Res. 30 (119th) Expressing support for local law enforcement officers.
- H.R. 152 (119th) Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act
- H.R. 153 (119th) Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act
Related bills
- H.R. 9802 (119th) MARA Act of 2026Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.