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HR 6864 117th Congress House Commerce

Ocean Shipping Antitrust Enforcement Act

Introduced: February 28, 2022 Introduced by: Costa, Jim Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Mar 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Feb 28, 2022
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Feb 28, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ocean Shipping Antitrust Enforcement Act

This bill removes the exemption from federal antitrust laws for ocean common carriers.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 5 Republican 2
D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Mar 15, 2022
Cicilline, David
· Mar 7, 2022
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Mar 2, 2022
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Mar 2, 2022
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Feb 28, 2022
 R
Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · Feb 28, 2022
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Feb 28, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6864: Ocean Shipping Antitrust Enforcement Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6864/
MLA
"H.R. 6864: Ocean Shipping Antitrust Enforcement Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6864/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 6864, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6864/.
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[H.R. 6864: Ocean Shipping Antitrust Enforcement Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6864/)
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