Federal · H.R. 1836 · 118th Congress
Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act
This bill expands the Federal Maritime Commission's authority to regulate technology and anticompetitive practices within the international ocean transportation system. First, the bill expands the definition of controlled carrier (a category of carriers that are subject to additional regulatory oversight) to include carriers legally or financially related to a corporation based in a nonmarket economy country.
First two sentences of the Congressional Research Service's summary · Congress.gov ↗
Your reps
Find your representatives to see how yours voted.
Latest final vote: Passed · U.S. House · Mar 21, 2024
Official record ↗Constitution
Not yet mapped. The parts of the Constitution this bill touches appear here once an analysis is written and checked.
Want an analysis of this bill? A full analysis maps every provision it touches.
All votes
U.S. House · Mar 21, 2024 · Final passage
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Passed
Official record ↗By party
| Party | Yes | No | Present | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 161 | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| Democratic | 173 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Democrat | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
By state (48)
| State | Yes | No | Present | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AZ | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| CA | 49 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CO | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CT | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FL | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| GA | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| HI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ID | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| IL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IN | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KY | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MA | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MD | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ME | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MI | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MN | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MO | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NJ | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NV | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NY | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OH | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| OK | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| OR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PA | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TN | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TX | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| UT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VA | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| VT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WA | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WI | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The breakdown counts the 371 members whose positions are loaded; the totals above are the official record's.
Party is as each member's record lists it. Counts are of recorded positions, nothing more.
Every member's vote
371 members, by last name.
From the official record of each vote. A member who left office keeps their recorded position; their page shows the years they served.
Money
Lobbying reports for this bill haven't been searched yet. They're searched for every bill with a final-passage vote.
History
- Mar 21, 2024U.S. House: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Passed ↗
Recorded votes on this bill and the final action, as their sources record them. Committee and other steps without a recorded vote aren't listed; the official page has every action.
Final action
Not checked yet. The President's action on a bill appears here after the data sync looks it up.
From Congress.gov's record of the bill's actions.
Full text
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)
Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act of 2023 This bill expands the Federal Maritime Commission's authority to regulate technology and anticompetitive practices within the international ocean transportation system. First, the bill expands the definition of controlled carrier (a category of carriers that are subject to additional regulatory oversight) to include carriers legally or financially related to a corporation based in a nonmarket economy country. Additionally, the bill requires the commission to accept and investigate complaints concerning alleged anticompetitive practices by registered shipping exchanges. (A shipping exchange is a data platform that enables businesses shipping goods to connect with carriers to transport those goods.) Further, the bill requires the commission to establish a data standard to facilitate the voluntary sharing of supply chain data among U.S. shipping industry stakeholders. This standard must allow users to exchange data (using standardized terms and methods of measurement) in real time. The bill allows the Department of Transportation to require port authorities to adopt the standard to receive certain grants. The commission must also establish standards for price indexes for containerized ocean freight that are published by shipping exchanges. The bill also prohibits a recipient of certain federal grants from using China's logistics platform (LOGINK) or transportation logistics software controlled by a foreign adversary. Finally, the bill establishes a National Port Advisory Committee and a National Ocean Carrier Advisory Committee. The committees, together with the existing National Shipper Advisory Committee, are charged with advising the commission on policies relating to the competitiveness, reliability, and efficiency in the international ocean freight delivery system.
Source ↗