Shipping Relief for Agriculture Act of 1998

Summary

Shipping Relief for Agriculture Act of 1998 - Amends Merchant Marine Act, 1920 provisions concerning transportation of merchandise between points in the United States in other than domestic or rebuilt and documented vessels to remove the restriction that a vessel must be constructed in the United States in order to engage in deepwater transportation of agricultural cargo, bulk cargo, and forest products, if the vessel: (1) is documented under U.S. laws; (2) is owned by U.S. citizens; and (3) otherwise meets the requirements of such provisions. Amends other Federal law concerning the endorsement of a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement to permit a freight vessel that was not built in the United States to be endorsed with a coastwise endorsement if the vessel is eligible for documentation and is otherwise qualified, but only with respect to the deepwater transportation of the types of cargo listed above.

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Timeline

1. 16 July 1998

   Introduced

   Referred to House National Security

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 16 July 1998

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on National Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. 16 July 1998

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 16 July 1998

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 30 July 1998

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

   Source: Committee

6. 15 September 1998

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from DOT.

   Source: Committee

7. 7 October 1998

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10009)

   Source: IntroReferral

8. 13 October 1998

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2115)

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 16 July 1998 · Download file

Documents

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  Introduced in House · EN · 16 July 1998

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Sponsors

• Rep. Smith, Nick [R-MI-7] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Schaffer, Bob [R-CO-4] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. McIntosh, David M. [R-IN-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Dooley, Calvin M. [D-CA-20] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Dunn, Jennifer [R-WA-8] · R · Cosponsor
• · hspw00 · Standing
• · hsas00 · Standing

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