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S. 3268 117th Congress Senate

Improving Memphis' Supply Chain Act

Official title: A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a request for proposals for a private-sector entity to develop an operating model for an interoper… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a request for proposals for a private-sector entity to develop an operating model for an interoperable gray chassis pool at the rail ramps around Memphis.

Introduced: November 19, 2021 Introduced by: Marsha Blackburn Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works
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Nov 19, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nov 19, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action November 19, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Improving Memphis' Supply Chain Act

This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to undertake a process, in coordination with the Federal Maritime Commission, to create a voluntary chassis pool operated by a private sector contractor at the rail ramps near Memphis, TN. (Chassis are special trailers used to transport shipping containers.)

DOT must solicit proposals from contractors to develop a model for operating such a pool. The proposals must address, among other matters, a sustainable fee structure, estimates of the number of chassis needed in the pool, and real property necessary to operate the pool.

If any contractors submit satisfactory proposals, DOT must (1) contract with one of them to operate the pool, and (2) evaluate the effectiveness of the pool within one year of its implementation. In the event there are no satisfactory proposals submitted, DOT must provide Congress with alternative options to improve the availability of chassis at the rail ramps.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6081 Improving Chassis Capacity for Memphis’ Supply Chain Act
  • HR 6073 Improving Chassis Capacity for Memphis’ Supply Chain Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 3

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • MISSY EDWARDS STRATEGIES, LLC
    for THE MACON EDWARDS COMPANY ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN COTTON SHIPPERS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • MISSY EDWARDS STRATEGIES, LLC
    for THE MACON EDWARDS COMPANY ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN COTTON SHIPPERS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • MISSY EDWARDS STRATEGIES, LLC
    for THE MACON EDWARDS COMPANY ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN COTTON SHIPPERS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Dec 1, 2021
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Nov 19, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3268: Improving Memphis' Supply Chain Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3268/
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"S. 3268: Improving Memphis' Supply Chain Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3268/.
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