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H.R. 1492 (94th)
A bill to protect the domestic fishing industry by granting to it the same protections granted to the coastwise trade.
Introduced
15 January 1975
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Status
Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
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1 August 2024
Summary
Revises the Shipping Act of 1916 to extend coverage under such Act to the domestic fishing industry of the United States. Provides that no vessel owned by a corporation shall be documented to engage in the American fisheries unless such vessel is owned by corporate citizens as defined in the Shipping Act of 1916.
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 15 January 1975
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/94th-congress/house-bill/1492
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/94/hr/1492