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H.R. 2355 (111th)

MOVEMENT Act of 2009

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Introduced

12 May 2009

Last action

13 May 2009 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Sponsors

Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5]

Subjects

Environment, Transport, Taxation

Source updated

14 August 2025

Environment · Transport · Taxation

Summary

Making Opportunities Via Efficient and More Effective National Transportation Act of 2009 or the MOVEMENT Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a National Goods Movement Improvement Program to provide funding for projects to improve the movement of goods in interstate commerce, to provide security for such goods in transit, and to mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods. Terminates such program after FY2018. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish the National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to finance the projects authorized by this Act; and (2) impose the harbor maintenance excise tax on commercial cargo entering the customs territory of the United States other than by port use following foreign port use.

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Timeline

  1. 12 May 2009

    Introduced

    Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 12 May 2009

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 12 May 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 12 May 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 13 May 2009

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

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Introduced in House (text)

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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