HR 3002
101th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Agriculture in foreign trade
Cargo preference
Exports
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Great Lakes
Marine transportation
To amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to preserve the percentage of certain agricultural commodities exported from Great Lake ports.
Introduced: July 25, 1989
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Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 28, 1990
See S.2830.
Sep 21, 1989
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Aug 1, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee On Merchant Marine.
Aug 1, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from DOT and State.
Jul 25, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Jul 25, 1989
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to extend indefinitely, with regard to certain cargo preference provisions, the requirement that the Secretary of Transportation take steps to preserve the percentage share, or metric tonnage of bagged, processed, or fortified commodities experienced in calendar year 1984, of waterborne cargoes exported from Great Lakes ports pursuant to specified provisions of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954.
What's happening now
See S.2830.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1