Noncontiguous Shipping Reasonable Rate Act of 2024

Bill: 119-hr-666
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
Introduced: 2025-01-23
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Latest action: action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E90-91)

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Noncontiguous Shipping Reasonable Rate Act of &nbsp;2024</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.)</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 666 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2025 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 2024 . 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. .