US Congress House Bill 3486 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 35-18)
Status: Introduced on July 31 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-07-31 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Short Sea Shipping Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the harbor maintenance tax commercial cargo (other than bulk cargo) loaded at: (1) a port in the U.S. mainland and unloaded at another such port after transport solely by coastal route or river or unloaded at a port in Canada located in the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System; or (2) such a port in Canada and unloaded at a port in the U.S. mainland. Defines the "Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System" as the waterway between Duluth, Minnesota, and Nova Scotia, encompassing the five Great Lakes, their connecting channels, and the Saint Lawrence River.

Short Sea Shipping Act of 2009

Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Rep. Dave Camp [R-MI]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]
Rep. Kathleen Dahlkemper [D-PA]	Rep. Bill Delahunt [D-MA]	Rep. Charles Djou [R-HI]	Sen. Joe Donnelly [D-IN]
Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]
Rep. Phil Hare [D-IL]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Paul Hodes [D-NH]	Rep. Peter Hoekstra [R-MI]
Rep. Steve Kagen [D-WI]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Suzanne Kosmas [D-FL]	Rep. Frank Kratovil [D-MD]
Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Steven LaTourette [R-OH]	Rep. Christopher Lee [R-NY]
Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]	Rep. Eric Massa [D-NY]
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]	Rep. John McHugh [R-NY]	Rep. Michael McMahon [D-NY]	Rep. John Mica [R-FL]
Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI]	Rep. Gary Miller [R-CA]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. William Owens [D-NY]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Ed Pastor [D-AZ]
Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]
Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]
Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Zachary Space [D-OH]	Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]	Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]
Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-07-31		Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

HB528 (Same As) 2009-01-22 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E129)
HB638 (Related) 2009-01-22 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
SB551 (Related) 2009-03-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB1509 (Related) 2009-07-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3486/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr3486/BILLS-111hr3486ih.pdf