S 3586
117th Congress
Senate
Transportation and Public Works
Ocean Shipping Competition Reform Act of 2022
Introduced: February 3, 2022
Introduced by:
Klobuchar, Amy
Democratic
· Minnesota
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 3, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 3, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Ocean Shipping Competition Reform Act of 2022
This bill eliminates certain antitrust immunity for anticompetitive acts by ocean common carriers or marine terminal operators and allows the Department of Justice (DOJ), in addition to the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), to seek injunctive relief for anticompetitive acts by such carriers or operators.
The bill allows third parties to participate in civil actions brought by the FMC or DOJ against ocean carriers for anticompetitive harm. It also allows for punitive damages.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1