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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 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 November 28, 1990

See S.2830.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2830 Procedurally related Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 25, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3002: To amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to preserve the percentage of certain agricultural commodities exported from Great Lake ports.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3002/
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"H.R. 3002: To amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to preserve the percentage of certain agricultural commodities exported from Great Lake ports.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3002/.
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H.R. 3002, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3002/.
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