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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…

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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
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 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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 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.

What's happening now July 13, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 2
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 15, 1987
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 15, 1987
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Aug 7, 1987
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Aug 7, 1987
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jul 9, 1987
 D
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/.
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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/)
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