Vote Yes on this bill if you want the federal government to invest more money in ferry boats, terminals, cleaner fleets, rural ferry access, and shipyard jobs to improve transportation for communities that depend on water routes.

Organizations that support this bill may include public transit agencies, ferry operators, coastal and island local governments, rural community advocates, port authorities, shipbuilders, maritime unions, and business groups that benefit from better transportation access.

Vote No on this bill if you want to limit new federal spending, avoid expanding ferry grant programs, and keep transportation dollars focused on other priorities rather than increasing support for passenger ferry systems.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include taxpayer watchdog groups, fiscal conservatives, anti-earmark or anti-spending organizations, and groups that prefer federal transportation money be spent on roads, bridges, or other transit needs instead of ferries.