HCONRES 157 100th Congress House

A concurrent resolution to express strong support for the cabotage laws protecting the coastwide trade to vessels of American construction, crewing, and documentation, and to support the…

Official title: A concurrent resolution to express strong support for the cabotage laws protecting the coastwide trade to vessels of American construction, crewing, and documentation, and to support the Administration's policy in the U.S.-Canadian free trade talks that the coastwise trade not be opened to Canadian vessels.

Introduced: July 9, 1987 See on congress.gov

Transportation and Public Works Buy AmericanCanadaCoastwise shippingForeign Trade and International Finance

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Foreign Trade and InvestmentsImportsMaintenance and repairMarine transportationShipbuildingShipsShips and shippingTariffTrade agreementsTrade negotiationsTreaties

Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

Jul 13, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.

Jul 13, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Merchant Marine.

Jul 13, 1987

Executive Comment Requested from DOT, State, Treasury.

Jul 9, 1987

Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

Jul 9, 1987

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Jul 9, 1987

Introduced in House

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Latest action July 13, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urges the administration to continue to reject efforts by Canadian negotiators to: (1) have the U.S. cabotage trades, including the transport of energy resources, opened to Canadian vessels; and (2) eliminate the ad valorem duty on vessel repairs performed in Canadian shipyards.

Committees of jurisdiction 4

Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
House of Representatives
Merchant Marine Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Trade Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 6

Pelosi, Nancy

California · Sep 15, 1987

Smith, Christopher H.

New Jersey · Sep 15, 1987

Mfume, Kweisi

Maryland · Aug 7, 1987

Rogers, Harold

Kentucky · Aug 7, 1987

Hoyer, Steny H.

Maryland · Jul 9, 1987

Kaptur, Marcy

Ohio · Jul 9, 1987

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 157: A concurrent resolution to express strong support for the cabotage laws protecting the coastwide trade to vessels of American construction, crewing, and documentation, and to support the Administration's policy in the U.S.-Canadian free trade talks that the coastwise trade not be opened to Canadian vessels.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-157/

MLA

"H. Con. Res. 157: A concurrent resolution to express strong support for the cabotage laws protecting the coastwide trade to vessels of American construction, crewing, and documentation, and to support the Administration's policy in the U.S.-Canadian free trade talks that the coastwise trade not be opened to Canadian vessels.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-157/.

Bluebook (legal)

H. Con. Res. 157, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-157/.

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[H. Con. Res. 157: A concurrent resolution to express strong support for the cabotage laws protecting the coastwide trade to vessels of American construction, crewing, and documentation, and to support the Administration's policy in the U.S.-Canadian free trade talks that the coastwise trade not be opened to Canadian vessels.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-157/)