Improving Marine Highway Transportation Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4780
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2022-08-04
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Latest action: action_date: 2022-08-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-08-04
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Improving Marine Highway Transportation Act of 2022 </b></p> <p>This bill modifies the definition of <i>marine highway transportation</i> to include the carriage by a documented vessel of cargo that is bulk, liquid, or loose cargo loaded in tanks, holds, hoppers, or on deck.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4780 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 4, 2022 Mr. Cruz introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend the definition of marine highway transportation to include the carriage by a documented vessel of cargo that is bulk, liquid, or loose cargo loaded in tanks, holds, hoppers, or on deck.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Marine Highway Transportation Act of 2022 . 2. Marine highway transportation definition amendment Section 55605(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking or after the semicolon; (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following: (D) bulk, liquid, or loose cargo loaded in tanks, holds, hoppers, or on deck; or .