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Coastal Shipping Competition Act of 1996

Introduced: May 23, 1996 See on congress.gov
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May 23, 1996
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
May 23, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5589, S5592-5593)
May 23, 1996
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Coastal Shipping Competition Act of 1996 - Amends Federal shipping law known as the Jones Act to redefine U.S. citizen to include certain corporations, partnerships, trusts, joint ventures, and other business entities organized under U.S. or State law, some (but not all) of whose officers, directors, or partners are U.S. citizens (currently all must be U.S. citizens), even though a parent corporation, partnership, or other second-tier owner, or trust beneficiary, is not a U.S. citizen.

Allows a coastwise endorsement on the certificate of documentation for certain foreign qualified vessels and vessels of foreign registry (whose nation of registry extends reciprocal privileges to U.S. vessels).

Renames the requirements for Great Lakes licenses and registry as inland waterways endorsements requirements.

Makes conforming amendments to the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 and other related Federal law with respect to transportation of merchandise or passengers, towing and salvaging operations, dredging operations, and liability for injury or death of master or crew member.

What's happening now May 23, 1996

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 23, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1813: Coastal Shipping Competition Act of 1996. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-S-1813/
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"S. 1813: Coastal Shipping Competition Act of 1996." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-S-1813/.
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S. 1813, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-S-1813/.
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