Noncontiguous Shipping Reasonable Rate Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2587
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
Introduced: 2023-04-13
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Latest action: action_date: 2023-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-04-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Noncontiguous Shipping Reasonable Rate Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill provides that a rate for service in noncontiguous domestic ocean trade  is reasonable if such rate is within 10% of a rate set by a comparable international ocean rate index recognized by the Federal Maritime Commission. (Under current law, a rate is required to be reasonable, and the Surface Transportation Board generally has the authority to determine whether certain rates are reasonable.)&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2587 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 13, 2023 Mr. Case (for himself and Mr. Moylan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To provide a definition of reasonable rate for noncontiguous domestic ocean trade, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Noncontiguous Shipping Reasonable Rate Act of 2023 . 2. Noncontiguous domestic ocean trade Section 13701(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following new paragraph: (1) In general For purposes of this section, a rate is reasonable if such rate is within 10 percent of a rate set by a comparable international ocean rate index recognized by the Federal Maritime Commission. .