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H.R. 4183 119th Congress House

Federal Maritime Commission Reauthorization Act of 2025

Official title: To authorize appropriations for the Federal Maritime Commission for fiscal years 2026 through 2027, and for other purposes

Introduced: June 26, 2025 Introduced by: Dusty Johnson Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 16, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Dec 15, 2025
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Dec 15, 2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5869-6871)
Dec 15, 2025
Mr. Johnson (SD) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Dec 15, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 15, 2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5869-6871)
Dec 15, 2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4183.
Dec 15, 2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5869-5872)
Dec 12, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 349.
Dec 12, 2025
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-401.
Sep 17, 2025
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 17, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Sep 17, 2025
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged
Jun 27, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Jun 26, 2025
Introduced in House
Jun 26, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Maritime Commission Reauthorization Act of 2025

This bill reauthorizes the Federal Maritime Commission through FY2029 and expands the commission’s authority to regulate anticompetitive practices within the international ocean transportation system.

Specifically, the bill expands the definition of controlled carrier (a category of carriers that are subject to additional regulatory oversight) to include carriers legally or financially related to a corporation based or headquartered in, or otherwise significantly linked to, a nonmarket economy country or a country subject to monitoring by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

Additionally, the bill requires the commission to accept and investigate complaints concerning alleged anticompetitive practices by registered shipping exchanges. (A shipping exchange is a data platform that enables businesses shipping goods to connect with carriers to transport those goods.) The bill also requires the commission to report annually on anticompetitive and nonreciprocal trade practices by controlled carriers or marine terminal operators.
 
Further, the bill establishes a National Port Advisory Committee and a National Ocean Carrier Advisory Committee. The committees, together with the existing National Shipper Advisory Committee, are charged with advising the commission on policies relating to competitiveness, reliability, and efficiency in the international ocean freight delivery system.

Finally, the bill prohibits the commission from releasing information and documents developed pursuant to an enforcement investigation unless the commission determines that they are relevant to an administrative or judicial proceeding and agrees to release them by a majority vote.

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jun 26, 2025
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Ezell, Mike
Mississippi · Jun 26, 2025
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Garamendi, John
California · Jun 26, 2025
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