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HR 5499 116th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Marine and inland water transportation Transportation costs

Noncontiguous Shipping Reasonable Rate Act of 2019

Introduced: December 19, 2019 Introduced by: Case, Ed Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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Became law
Dec 20, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Dec 19, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Dec 19, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1628-1629)
Dec 19, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Noncontiguous Shipping Reasonable Rate Act of 2019

This bill provides that a rate for service in noncontiguous domestic trade or water carrier for port-to-port service in that trade is reasonable if such rate is within 10% of a rate set by a comparable international ocean rate index recognized by the Federal Maritime Commission.

What's happening now December 20, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5499: Noncontiguous Shipping Reasonable Rate Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5499/
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"H.R. 5499: Noncontiguous Shipping Reasonable Rate Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5499/.
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H.R. 5499, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5499/.
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