US Congress House Bill 5351 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Introduced on December 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-06 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Exempts certain commercial cargo from the harbor maintenance excise tax. The exemption is for commercial cargo, other than bulk cargo, that (1) is loaded at a port in the United States mainland (i.e., the continental United States not including Alaska) and is unloaded at another port in the U.S. mainland after transport solely by coastal route or river, or a port in Canada located in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System; or (2) is loaded at a port in Canada located in the Great Lakes St.. Lawrence Seaway System and is unloaded at a port in the U.S. mainland.

Short Sea Shipping Act of 2019

Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]
Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]	Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-12-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2019-12-06	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5351/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5351/BILLS-116hr5351ih.pdf