United States · Bill · S
S. 1488 (93rd)
Tariff Simplification and Freight Rate Disparities Act
Introduced
5 April 1973
Last action
24 April 1974 · Introduced
Status
Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Sponsors
Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Magnuson, Warren G. [D-WA], Sen. Moss, Frank E. [D-UT], Sen. Cannon, Howard W. [D-NV]
Subjects
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Source updated
3 September 2025
Summary
Tariff Simplification and Freight Rate Disparities Act - Requires the Federal Maritime Commission, within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, to publicly propose regulations for comment by interested parties and after consideration of such comments to adopt a system of uniform classifications and description of commodities to be used by all common carriers by water in foreign commerce and all conferences of such carriers, when filing any rate, charge, or tariff with the Commission. Provides that within 60 days after the adoption of such system the Commission shall propose regulations requiring all common carriers by water and all conferences of such carriers when filing any outbound or inbound rate or charge with the Commission to file a rate or charge for the movement of the commodity in the opposite direction.
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Timeline
5 April 1973
Introduced
Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
5 April 1973
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
12 April 1974
Reported
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Commerce with amendment, S. Rept. 93-784.
Source: Committee
12 April 1974
Reported
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Commerce with amendment, S. Rept. 93-784.
Source: Committee
23 April 1974
Passed
Measure passed Senate, amended.
Source: Floor
23 April 1974
Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended.
Source: Floor
24 April 1974
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Documents
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Passed Senate amended
summary · EN · 23 April 1974
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 5 April 1973
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Sponsors
- Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Magnuson, Warren G. [D-WA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Moss, Frank E. [D-UT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cannon, Howard W. [D-NV] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsmm00 · Standing
- · sscm00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/senate-bill/1488
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/93/s/1488
- us · 93-s-1488 · source updated 3 September 2025