Tag: Legislative Updates

Minority Whip’s Feb. 15th schedule includes H.B. 7

As you will see from the Minority Whip’s Schedule, The House will begin debate tomorrow on H.R. 7, the Transportation Bill. As a reminder the House Bill contains important language unfreezing the funds from the Harbor Maintenance Fund needed for dredging and re-authorization of the old Wallop-Breaux.   Larry InnisMRAA Legislative Affairs

H.R. 7’s budget impact report

Since we have been working hard on the passage of H.R. 7, I thought you may want to read the very brief budget impact, as prepared by the Congressional Budget Office. This budget impact report is a necessary effort prior to a bill going to the House floor for a vote. We are now expecting […]

Transportation Bill up for vote as early as Thursday

The attached file below is a summary the Transportation Bill the House may be voting on as early as Thursday.  As I mentioned in a previous email, the bill re-authorizes the important Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Safety Act and releases the Harbor Maintenance Fund from the freeze placed on it by the President. If […]

Tax extenders letter signed by MRAA

The following is a letter that the MRAA signed on to and was recently delivered to every member of Congress. The letter urges extension of the tax provisions that expired at the end of 2011. The letter is signed by more than 1,500 businesses, associations, community development organizations, and non-profit organizations. This letter was nearly […]

Member Advisory: Nov. 28, 2011

Membership Advisory MRAA Board Approves ACMA Resolutions Setting 2012 Legislative Agenda The Board of Directors for the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas recently approved three resolutions written by its Advisory Council of Marine Associations. ACMA met in Orlando, Fla., prior to the official opening of the Marine Dealer Conference and Expo on Nov. 7. […]

Dealer Alert: Oct. 24, 2011

DEALER ALERT The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction has been charged with the task of $1.5 trillion in federal government budget cuts. The committee must provide Congress with its recommendations by Thanksgiving. With six of the twelve Members of the committee publicly advocating for increased tax revenues, MRAA has been very concerned that it […]