HR 2949
98th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Agriculture in foreign trade
Marine transportation
Merchant ships
Ships and shipping
Ocean Freight Competition Act of 1983
Introduced: May 9, 1983
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Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 8, 1983
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.
Nov 30, 1983
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOT.
May 12, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Merchant Marine.
May 12, 1983
Executive Comment Requested from DOT, USDA.
May 9, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
May 9, 1983
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Ocean Freight Competition Act of 1983 - Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to exclude federally financed agricultural commodities from the requirement that cargoes procured, furnished, or financed by the United States be transported on privately owned U.S.-flag commercial vessels and vessels of the United States.
What's happening now
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1