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H.R. 2396 116th Congress House

Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act

Official title: To provide for the use of funds in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for the purposes for which the funds were collected and to ensure that funds credited to t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for the use of funds in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for the purposes for which the funds were collected and to ensure that funds credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used to support navigation, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 30, 2019 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works AppropriationsBudget deficits and national debtCongressional oversightGovernment trust funds
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Navigation, waterways, harborsSales and excise taxesTransportation programs fundingUser charges and feesWater resources funding
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Apr 30, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 30, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 1, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act

This bill provides a discretionary spending limit adjustment for full utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to ensure that funds are used to support navigation and maintain federally authorized harbors.

The bill makes certain amounts in the trust fund available, without appropriation, to pay

  • 100% of the eligible operations and maintenance costs of specified portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway (a system of locks, canals, and channels in Canada and the United States that permits oceangoing vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes); and
  • up to 100% of the eligible operations and maintenance costs assigned to commercial navigation of all U.S. harbors and inland harbors.

The discretionary spending adjustment in a given fiscal year may not exceed the amount within the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund on the last day of the fiscal year that is two years prior to such fiscal year.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2440 Identical bill Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2396: Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2396/
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"H.R. 2396: Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2396/.
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H.R. 2396, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2396/.
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