US Congress Senate Bill 551 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Introduced on March 9 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-03-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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 Sept Iles, Quebec, encompassing the five Great Lakes, their connecting channels, and the Saint Lawrence River.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain shipping from the harbor maintenance tax.

Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ]	Sen. Carl Levin [D-MI]	Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]
Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-09		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB528 (Related) 2009-01-22 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E129)
HB638 (Related) 2009-01-22 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
HB3486 (Related) 2009-07-31 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
SB1509 (Related) 2009-07-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/551/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s551/BILLS-111s551is.pdf