A BILL 
To amend title 46, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Transportation to ensure that all cargoes pro-
cured, furnished, or financed by the Department of 
Transportation are transported on privately-owned com-
mercial vessels of the United States, and for other pur-
poses. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Cargo for 
American Ships Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CARGOES PROCURED, FURNISHED, OR FINANCED 
BY UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. 
Section 55305 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘When the 
United States Government’’ and inserting ‘‘Except 
as provided in subsection (c), when the United 
States Government’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) 
as subsections (d) through (g), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION.—When the Department of Trans-
portation procures, contracts for, or otherwise obtains for 
its own account, or provides financing in any way with 
Federal funds or advances funds or credits, for the fur-
nishing or obtaining of the equipment, materials, or com-
modities, the Secretary of Transportation or recipient of 
such financing shall take steps necessary and practicable 
to ensure that 100 percent of the gross tonnage of the 
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equipment, materials, or commodities (computed sepa-
rately for dry bulk carriers, dry cargo liners, and tankers) 
which may be transported on ocean vessels is transported 
on privately-owned commercial vessels of the United 
States, as provided under subsection (b), to the extent 
those vessels are available at fair and reasonable rates for 
commercial vessels of the United States, in a manner that 
will ensure a fair and reasonable participation of commer-
cial vessels of the United States in those cargoes by geo-
graphic areas.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 116 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2035 
[Report No. 119–147] 
A BILL 
To amend title 46, United States Code, to direct 
the Secretary of Transportation to ensure that 
all cargoes procured, furnished, or financed by 
the Department of Transportation are trans-
ported on privately-owned commercial vessels of 
the United States, and for other purposes. 
JUNE 6, 2025 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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