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 support aquaculture development, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Ezell R-MSWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 21, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 21, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9802.
- 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. 119, July 21, 2026, Page H5023):Article I, Section 8, clause 3 (Commerce Clause)Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 21, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 48 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9802, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9802
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 16, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 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 September 16, 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
7 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 7 cosponsors (57%) are from the other party.
Kat Cammack (R-FL), Ed Case (D-HI), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Derek Schmidt (R-KS), Jill Tokuda (D-HI), Randy Weber (R-TX).
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. 9673 (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.