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HR 3335 100th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Cargo preference Foreign Trade and International Finance Marine transportation Military and naval supplies Military transportation Ships and shipping

A bill amending the cargo preference laws to cause components or ingredients of equipment, materials, commodities, or supplies to be included under existing requirements on the transportation of goods by or for the United States.

Introduced: September 23, 1987 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 30, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Merchant Marine.
Sep 30, 1987
Executive Comment Requested from State, DOT, DOD, USDA.
Sep 23, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Sep 23, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Sep 23, 1987
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to include within the quota that must be transported on privately owned United States-flag commercial vessels the components and ingredients of Federally-produced or financed material.

Amends Federal law relating to sea transportation of military supplies to provide that the components and ingredients of such supplies may be transported only on U.S. vessels.

What's happening now September 30, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Merchant Marine.

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