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H.R. 5925 117th Congress House

Supply Chain Emergency Response Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a program to provide grants to owners of cargo vessels being rerouted from the western seaboard of the U… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a program to provide grants to owners of cargo vessels being rerouted from the western seaboard of the United States through the Panama Canal, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 9, 2021 Introduced by: Carlos A. Gimenez Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works AsiaAtlantic Coast (U.S.)Cardiovascular and respiratory healthChina
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Emergency medical services and trauma careForeign and international corporationsGulf of MexicoInfectious and parasitic diseasesMarine and inland water transportationNavigation, waterways, harborsPacific OceanPanama CanalPolitical parties and affiliationTransportation costsTransportation programs fundingUser charges and fees
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Nov 10, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Nov 9, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
Nov 9, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 10, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supply Chain Emergency Response Act

This bill directs the Maritime Administration to establish a program to provide grants to certain owners of cargo vessels to cover toll costs associated with rerouting cargo vessels from ports along the western seaboard of the United States through the Panama Canal to ports along the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern seaboard of the United States.

To receive a grant, an owner of a cargo vessel shall submit documentation that such owner intends to reroute a cargo vessel and has the corresponding docking agreements.

The bill allows states and localities to use COVID-19 relief funds for costs related to rerouting cargo vessels.

Any marine terminal operator who is operating a port located along the western seaboard of the United States may not collect port fees from a recipient of a grant who has rerouted a cargo vessel from such port due to the inability of such port to receive such vessel.

Any individual who is a member of the Chinese Communist Party or any company owned, in whole or in part, by the Chinese Communist Party may not receive a grant under this bill.

 Related & companion bills 1
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 7
Cawthorn, Madison
· Nov 9, 2021
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Nov 9, 2021
Gohmert, Louie
· Nov 9, 2021
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Nov 9, 2021
 R
Malliotakis, Nicole
New York · Nov 9, 2021
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Nov 9, 2021
McKinley, David
· Nov 9, 2021
Mooney, Alexander
· Nov 9, 2021
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Nov 9, 2021
 R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Nov 9, 2021
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Nov 9, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5925: Supply Chain Emergency Response Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5925/
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"H.R. 5925: Supply Chain Emergency Response Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5925/.
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H.R. 5925, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5925/.
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[H.R. 5925: Supply Chain Emergency Response Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5925/)
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