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H.R. 1058 (101st)

Fair and Equitable Cargo Allocation Act of 1989

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Introduced

22 February 1989

Last action

1 March 1989 · Committee

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee On Merchant Marine.

Sponsors

Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8], Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [R-LA-3], Rep. Hayes, James A. [D-LA-7], Rep. Robinson, Tommy F. [D-AR-2], Rep. Boggs, Corinne C. (Lindy) [D-LA-2], Rep. Callahan, Sonny [R-AL-1], Rep. Andrews, Michael [D-TX-25], Rep. Brooks, Jack B. [D-TX-9], Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22], Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2], Rep. Gibbons, Sam [D-FL-11], Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3], Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1], Rep. Holloway, Clyde [R-LA-8], Rep. Espy, Mike [D-MS-2], Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27], Rep. Harris, Claude [D-AL-7], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4], Rep. Hutto, Earl [D-FL-1], Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6], Rep. Armey, Richard K. [R-TX-26], Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17], Rep. Laughlin, Greg [D-TX-14], Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6], Rep. Bartlett, Steve [R-TX-3], Rep. Ireland, Andrew P. [R-FL-10], Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3], Rep. Archer, Bill [R-TX-7], Rep. Smith, Larkin [R-MS-5], Rep. Huckaby, Thomas J. (Jerry) [D-LA-5], Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24]

Subjects

Transport

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26 August 2025

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Summary

Fair and Equitable Cargo Allocation Act of 1989 - Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to repeal a provision which requires the Secretary of Transportation to preserve, during calendar years 1986 through 1989, the percentage share, or the metric tonnage of bagged, processed, or fortified commodities, whichever is lower, experienced in 1984, of waterborne cargoes exported from Great Lakes ports under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954.

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Timeline

  1. 22 February 1989

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 22 February 1989

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 22 February 1989

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 1 March 1989

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee On Merchant Marine.

    Source: Committee

  5. 1 March 1989

    Committee

    Executive Comment Requested from DOT and USDA.

    Source: Committee

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