# 114-hr-3589: Midshipmen Education Certainty Act

114-hr-3589, Midshipmen Education Certainty Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by STEVE ISRAEL (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3589
- Congress: 114
- Title: Midshipmen Education Certainty Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Introduced: 2015-09-22
- Sponsor: STEVE ISRAEL (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Midshipmen Education Certainty Act Makes appropriations available each fiscal year for operations of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for the Academy are not in effect. Requires funds made available for a fiscal year under this Act to remain available until the enactment of: (1) an appropriation for such fiscal year (including a continuing appropriation) for such operations; or (2) an applicable regular appropriation for the Maritime Administration for such fiscal year, or continuing appropriations resolution for such fiscal year, without any appropriation for such operations.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2015-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER KING (R-NY), 2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] (R-AL), 2016-09-07T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-985: Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015
- 114-hr-893: Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-5691: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Elie Wiesel for placement in the United States Capitol.
- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016

## Sources
- [114-hr-3589 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3589)

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- [114-hr-985: Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-985)
- [114-hr-893: Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-893)
- [114-hr-5691: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Elie Wiesel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5691)
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3589 (as of 2025-11-18).