Hill Heat

Full committee markup.

Legislation:

• S. 2586, MARA Act of 2025, 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
• S. 3467, Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Reauthorization Act
• S. 3929, Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act, to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to acquire and install certified airborne position reference tools at air traffic control towers
• S. 4573, Regional Great Lakes Partnership Act of 2026, to designate the Great Lakes Commission as a Regional Great Lakes Partnership
• S. 4749, JAWBONE Act, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to create a Federal cause of action to address jawboning
• S. 4938, Bycatch Reduction Act, to reduce trawl gear impacts on bycatch and seafloor habitat in the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska, to establish gear performance standards, seafloor contact detection, and salmon excluder requirements, to improve Council transparency and participation, to prioritize ecosystem analyses, to modernize electronic monitoring, to prohibit unsustainable foreign seafood imports, and to establish a Bycatch Mitigation and Habitat Protection Assistance Fund
• S. 4950, ITS Codification Act, to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to codify the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish an initiative to support the development of emergency communication and tracking technologies
• S. 5188, Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act of 2026, to amend the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 to establish requirements for unified boxing organizations and to further enhance the well-being of professional boxers
• S. 5224, Runway SAFE-T Act, to improve training for airport drivers in the movement area at commercial service airports through the establishment of a task force and the use of technology
• HR. 7022, Mystic Alerts Act, to provide for the transmission of emergency alerts by satellite

Coast Guard Promotions:

• Capt. Stanley P. Fields, PN1028 for Rear Admiral (Lower Half)
• Jeffrey W. Novak, Gregory C. Rothrock for Rear Admiral, PN1148