Maritime Agreements Act

Summary

Maritime Agreements Act - Authorizes the President to negotiate a maritime agreement with a U.S. trading partner whenever: (1) an opportunity exists to promote free, fair, and open competition in international ocean shipping services; (2) it is necessary to protect national security interests; (3) a trading partner imposes restrictive trade barriers or unfair trade practices on the U.S. ocean shipping service industry; or (4) it furthers certain other purposes. Directs the President to negotiate a maritime agreement: (1) within two years, with a trading partner whose waterborne trade with the United States equals or exceeds one percent of the total U.S. foreign waterborne trade and where less than one-third of that trade is carried by U.S. documented vessels; or (2) with a lesser trading partner whenever that trading partner requests a maritime agreement. Sets forth certain essential provisions that must be contained in such agreement. Prohibits the United States from restricting a U.S. documented vessel from participating in the U.S. share of a trade that is the subject of a maritime agreement as long as the vessel complies with other U.S. laws. Provides sanctions if a trading partner whose waterborne trade equals or exceeds one percent of the total U.S. waterborne trade refuses to accept the essential conditions that must be contained in a maritime agreement.

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Timeline

1. 6 January 1987

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 6 January 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 6 January 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 2 March 1987

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Merchant Marine.

   Source: Committee

5. 2 March 1987

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from DOT, State, Commerce.

   Source: Committee

6. 12 March 1987

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 31 March 1987

   Committee

   Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From State.

   Source: Committee

8. 1 April 1987

   Committee

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.

   Source: Committee

9. 1 April 1987

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

10. 2 April 1987

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported.

    Source: Committee

11. 2 April 1987

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

12. 24 April 1987

    Committee

    Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From State.

    Source: Committee

13. 23 July 1987

    Calendars

    Placed on Union Calendar No: 143.

    Source: Calendars

14. 23 July 1987

    Reported

    Reported to House by House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Report No: 100-233.

    Source: Committee

15. 23 July 1987

    Reported

    Reported to House by House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Report No: 100-233.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 6 January 1987

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. DioGuardi, Joseph J. [R-NY-20] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Dyson, Roy [D-MD-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kolter, Joseph P. [D-PA-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lent, Norman F. [R-NY-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Manton, Thomas J. [D-NY-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Quillen, James H. (Jimmy) [R-TN-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsmm00 · Standing

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