United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2949 (98th)
Ocean Freight Competition Act of 1983
Introduced
9 May 1983
Last action
8 December 1983 · Committee
Status
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.
Sponsors
Rep. Smith, Virginia [R-NE-3], Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8], Rep. Evans, Cooper [R-IA-3], Rep. Marlenee, Ron [R-MT-2], Rep. Whittaker, Bob [R-KS-5], Rep. Lewis, Thomas F. [R-FL-12], Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS], Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3], Rep. Hightower, Jack E. [D-TX-13], Rep. Winn, Larry, Jr. [R-KS-3], Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1], Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-2], Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3], Rep. Hartnett, Thomas F. [R-SC-1], Rep. Coleman, E. Thomas [R-MO-6], Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6], Rep. Slattery, Jim [D-KS-2], Rep. Conable, Barber B., Jr. [R-NY-30], Rep. Edwards, Mickey [R-OK-5], Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3], Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5], Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6], Rep. Dickinson, William L. [R-AL-2], Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2], Rep. Loeffler, Tom [R-TX-21], Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R-WI-3], Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4], Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8], Rep. Smith, Robert [R-OR-2], Rep. Weber, Vin [R-MN-2], Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-21], Rep. Hansen, George V. [R-ID-2], Rep. English, Glenn [D-OK-6], Rep. McCurdy, Dave [D-OK-4]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
29 August 2025
Summary
Ocean Freight Competition Act of 1983 - Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to exclude federally financed agricultural commodities from the requirement that cargoes procured, furnished, or financed by the United States be transported on privately owned U.S.-flag commercial vessels and vessels of the United States.
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Timeline
9 May 1983
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 May 1983
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Source: IntroReferral
9 May 1983
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 May 1983
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Merchant Marine.
Source: Committee
12 May 1983
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from DOT, USDA.
Source: Committee
30 November 1983
Committee
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOT.
Source: Committee
8 December 1983
Committee
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 9 May 1983
Sponsors
- Rep. Smith, Virginia [R-NE-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Evans, Cooper [R-IA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Marlenee, Ron [R-MT-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Whittaker, Bob [R-KS-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lewis, Thomas F. [R-FL-12] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hightower, Jack E. [D-TX-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Winn, Larry, Jr. [R-KS-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hartnett, Thomas F. [R-SC-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Coleman, E. Thomas [R-MO-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Slattery, Jim [D-KS-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Conable, Barber B., Jr. [R-NY-30] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Edwards, Mickey [R-OK-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dickinson, William L. [R-AL-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Loeffler, Tom [R-TX-21] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R-WI-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Smith, Robert [R-OR-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Weber, Vin [R-MN-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-21] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hansen, George V. [R-ID-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. English, Glenn [D-OK-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCurdy, Dave [D-OK-4] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Ocean Freight Competition Act of 1983
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-bill/2949
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/hr/2949
- us · 98-hr-2949 · source updated 29 August 2025