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S 4780 117th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works

Improving Marine Highway Transportation Act of 2022

Introduced: August 4, 2022 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Aug 4, 2022
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Improving Marine Highway Transportation Act of 2022

This bill modifies the definition of marine highway transportation to include the carriage by a documented vessel of cargo that is bulk, liquid, or loose cargo loaded in tanks, holds, hoppers, or on deck.

What's happening now August 4, 2022

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4780: Improving Marine Highway Transportation Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4780/
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"S. 4780: Improving Marine Highway Transportation Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4780/.
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S. 4780, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4780/.
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