HR 3319 109th Congress House Taxation Excise tax Freight Harbors Infrastructure Intermodal transportation Marine terminals Marine transportation Tax exemption Transportation and Public Works

Short Sea Shipping Tax Exemption Act of 2005

Introduced: July 18, 2005 See on congress.gov

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Jul 18, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Jul 18, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1515)

Jul 18, 2005

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Short Sea Shipping Tax Exemption Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the harbor maintenance tax certain cargo shipped between U.S. mainland ports.

What's happening now July 18, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 1

Costa, Jim

California · May 9, 2006

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3319: Short Sea Shipping Tax Exemption Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3319/

MLA

"H.R. 3319: Short Sea Shipping Tax Exemption Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3319/.

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H.R. 3319, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3319/.

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