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HR 5351 116th Congress House Taxation Marine and inland water transportation Sales and excise taxes

Short Sea Shipping Act of 2019

Introduced: December 6, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 6, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Short Sea Shipping Act of 2019

This bill exempts certain commercial cargo from the harbor maintenance excise tax. The exemption is for commercial cargo, other than bulk cargo, that (1) is loaded at a port in the United States mainland (i.e., the continental United States not including Alaska) and is unloaded at another port in the U.S. mainland after transport solely by coastal route or river, or a port in Canada located in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System; or (2) is loaded at a port in Canada located in the Great Lakes St.. Lawrence Seaway System and is unloaded at a port in the U.S. mainland.

What's happening now December 6, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Feb 7, 2020
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Feb 4, 2020
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Garamendi, John
California · Feb 4, 2020
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Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Dec 6, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5351: Short Sea Shipping Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5351/
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"H.R. 5351: Short Sea Shipping Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5351/.
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