US Congress House Bill 6170 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 28-15)
Status: Introduced on July 24 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-08-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Readiness Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Saving Essential American Sailors Act or SEAS Act - Amends the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) to repeal the Act's repeal of the agricultural export requirements that: (1) 25% of the gross tonnage of certain agricultural commodities or their products exported each fiscal year be transported on U.S. commercial vessels, and (2) the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) finance any increased ocean freight charges incurred in the transportation of such items. Revives and reinstates those repealed requirements to read as if they were never repealed.

Saving Essential American Sailors Act

Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]
Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]
Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Michael Grimm [R-NY]
Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]	Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]	Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R-WA]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]
Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Larry Kissell [D-NC]
Rep. Jeffrey Landry [R-LA]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Steven LaTourette [R-OH]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]
Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]	Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]
Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI]	Rep. Ed Pastor [D-AZ]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]	Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA]
Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-08-24	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
2012-07-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
2012-07-24	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2012-07-24	House	Referred to House Armed Services
2012-07-24	House	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6170/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6170/BILLS-112hr6170ih.pdf