Both the House and the Senate have introduced bills to address the growing problem of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi River and Ohio River...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Thursday, January 3, the 113 th Congress was gaveled into session with great hope for reduced polarization and paralysis, but with...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Wednesday, January 2, 2013, the 112 th Congress of the United States finally ended. Many may think the slow rate of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The events and negotiations leading to passage of key legislation averting the so-called Fiscal Cliff were the big story on Capitol Hill...

The link below will take you to a copy of the newly passed H.R. 8 that extends certain Bush-era tax benefits and establishes a new...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – When John Irwin of Irwin Marine, Laconia, N.H., joined his fellow MRAA members at the 2012 American Boating Congress in April, he...

The boating industry, including boat manufacturers, dealers, marina operators, and boat yards, has been voicing strong concerns in Washington for the past couple of years...

Meetings in the Senate on repeal of the estate tax contained in the Bush-era tax cut legislation confirm there is strong support for continuing current...

The Advisory Council of Marine Associations (ACMA) met at the Marine Dealer Conference and Expo (MDCE) on Nov. 10 to review 2012 federal and state...

MRAA continues to closely follow negotiations regarding the Fiscal Cliff. The Fiscal Cliff is defined as the combination of a 10-percent across the board cut...

Yesterday, the American Automobile Association issued a press release opposing E15 gasoline and urging the Environmental Protection Agency to stop the sale of E15 until...

According to a press release distributed yesterday, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), senior member of the House Natural Resources Committee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and...

The following is an article in today's Washington Post that says the home mortgage interest deduction, including the second home interest deduction, is on the...

WASHINGTON -- Pursuant to an order from a U.S. District Court and as required by the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2000, the U.S....

We're sharing an article from the Washington Post about the fiscal cliff talks at the White House that concluded a few minutes ago. The positive...

In September, the Obama Administration announced the most strict new vehicle fuel efficiency standards that would require auto manufacturers’ fleet average (CAFE) for automobiles to...

The talk on the Hill these days is the Lame Duck Session that is coming after the election and the great concern about the fiscal...

Senator Charles Schumer (D-New York) introduced S. 3537, the Boating Capacity Standards Act, on Sept. 13. It would require the Coast Guard to set maximum...

On Sept. 20, Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) introduced H. Res. 801 to recognize America’s hunters, anglers, trappers, recreational boaters, recreational shooters, the industry, state fish...

MRAA joined with the National Marine Bankers Association to voice strong concern about a recent proposed rulemaking by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that would...

The following link will take you to a letter that 50 GOP Freshmen Congressmen signed to the Ways and Means Committee, encouraging passage of the...

The Advisory Council of Marine Associations (ACMA) is set to meet during the Marine Dealer Conference & Expo (MDCE) in Orlando, Fla., Nov. 11-14. ACMA...

Most of the real work of the U.S. Congress (and perhaps the most contentious) will occur after the elections when Congress returns to finish the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Congress returned to Washington, D.C., on Sept. 10 for an abbreviated session and is likely to do the bare minimum:...

The link below will take you to a report to Congress by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office on projections of the economy for the remainder...

What follows is a summary of a recent article published by the Senate Republican Policy Committee on its concerns over the newly established Consumer Financial...

The U.S. President signed the $105-billion Highway Transportation Bill on July 6, bringing an end to a three-year fight over fishing and boating spending. This...

In the House of Representatives, 245 members recently voted in support of small businesses everywhere by passing H.R. 4078, the Red Tape Reduction and Small...

The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 8, the Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act, on August 1 by a vote of 256 Yea to...

I am following up briefly on yesterday's message on the Bush Tax cuts and continuation of the current estate tax. The House of Representatives voted...

The following link will take you to a report on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from the Republican Policy Committee. I believe you may find...

I want to provide you with a brief update on repeal of the Estate Tax. It appears House action on legislation to extend the Bush...

MINNEAPOLIS — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas thanks the 245 Members of the House of Representatives who stood for small businesses everywhere by...

Congress is busy looking at repeal of the Estate (Death) Tax. Congressman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) is taking the lead in the House of Representatives and...

New Study: "Cost & Consequences of the Federal Estate Tax” WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Kevin Brady, the author of the House bill to End the...