S. 2586 · Where this bill is now

In committee

Introduced in the Senate, Jul 31, 2025

119th Congress
1st SessionS. 2586

A BILL

MARA Act of 2025

In the SenateNo vote yet

Sponsor: Sen. Roger F. Wicker (R-MS) · Introduced Jul 31, 2025 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · 1 version of the text

Read the full bill Official record on Congress.gov ↗

Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jul 31, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.”

Sections

Sections · 3

Sec. 1Short title; table of contentsNo change
Sec. 2PurposesNo change
Sec. 3DefinitionsNo change

Title I — Office of Aquaculture · 1

Sec. 101Office of AquacultureNo change

Title II — Commercial-scale demonstration projects · 5

Sec. 201Assessment program for offshore aquacultureNo change
Sec. 202Permits for demonstration projects for offshore aquaculture facilitiesNo change
Sec. 203Coordination of permit reviews for demonstration projectsNo change
Sec. 204Reporting by assessment program participantsNo change
Sec. 205Rule of construction; savings provisionsNo change

Title III — Workforce development, financing, and other support · 4

Sec. 301General support for industryNo change
Sec. 302Aquaculture Centers of ExcellenceNo change
Sec. 303Working waterfronts preservation grant programNo change
Sec. 304Outreach on sustainable offshore aquacultureNo change

Title IV — Studies and reports · 2

Sec. 401Study on offshore aquaculture by Ocean Studies Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicineNo change
Sec. 402Report on offshore aquaculture by Government Accountability OfficeNo change