Mariner Exam Modernization Act
Reported from committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 3
- Latest action
- Jun 11, 2025
What it does
The Mariner Exam Modernization Act amends Title 46 of the U.S. Code to update the process for reviewing and modernizing the Merchant Mariner Credentialing Examination by establishing a working group that includes recent exam passers, extends review timelines, and mandates annual meetings with remote participation options. It requires the Coast Guard Commandant to review exam content for relevancy, redundancy, and industry alignment, develop a modernization plan within 270 days of the review, and brief Congress within one year of enactment. The bill prohibits using new exam questions until they are reviewed and approved by the working group and eliminates outdated provisions while adding…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.