HR 1696
118th Congress
House
Commerce
Ocean Shipping Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2023
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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