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HR 1696 118th Congress House Commerce

Ocean Shipping Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2023

Introduced: March 22, 2023 Introduced by: Costa, Jim Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Mar 23, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Mar 22, 2023
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.
Mar 22, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ocean Shipping Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2023

This bill generally applies federal antitrust laws to ocean common carriers. It also provides statutory authority for the current exemption from such laws for assessment agreements involving collectively bargained fringe benefit obligations.

The bill also authorizes the Federal Maritime Commission to formally comment on mergers and acquisitions of common carriers and marine terminal operators that are under review by the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division.

What's happening now March 23, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Garamendi, John
California · Mar 22, 2023
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Harder, Josh
California · Mar 22, 2023
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Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · Mar 22, 2023
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Mar 22, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1696: Ocean Shipping Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1696/
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"H.R. 1696: Ocean Shipping Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1696/.
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H.R. 1696, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1696/.
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