United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 12796 (93rd)
A bill to amend the Shipping Act, 1916, in order to prohibit the practice of port equalization.
Introduced
13 February 1974
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Status
Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
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Summary
Prohibits, under the Shipping Act of 1916, the practice of port equalization. Defines the term "port equalization" to mean the practice whereby a carrier absorbs the additional cost involved in transportation of cargo from or to the inland point of origin or destination and a port other than the port closest to or from the inland point of origin or point of destination.
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 13 February 1974
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/house-bill/12796
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/93/hr/12796