A bill to amend the Shipping Act to vest jurisdiction in the Federal Maritime Commission over complaints against shippers, consignors, and consignees, and for other purposes.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

5 June 1978

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Status

Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

Summary

Amends the Shipping Act, 1916, to vest jurisdiction in the Federal Maritime Commission over complaints against shippers, consignors, and consignees. Prohibits any shipper, consignor, or consignee (or agent or employee thereof) of a common carrier by water in foreign commerce from receiving or demanding less than the applicable Federal Maritime Commission cargo rates.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-bill/12978
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