HR 56
103th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Exports
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Freight forwarders
Marine transportation
Shipping agreements
Shipping conferences
To amend the Shipping Act of 1984 to provide for equitable treatment of United States ocean freight forwarders by ocean carrier conferences.
Introduced: January 5, 1993
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Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 24, 1994
Text of Measure Incorporated Into H.R.4391.
Feb 26, 1993
Executive Comment Received from Fed Maritime Comm.
Jan 25, 1993
Executive Comment Requested from DOT, Fed Maritime Comm.
Jan 25, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee On Merchant Marine.
Jan 5, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Jan 5, 1993
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Shipping Act of 1984 to revise provisions relating to: (1) independent actions on certain matters by members of a shipping conference agreement; and (2) limitations by conferences or by two or more common carriers in the export foreign commerce of the United States on compensation to an ocean freight forwarder.
What's happening now
Text of Measure Incorporated Into H.R.4391.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1