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American Cargo for American Ships Act

Introduced Mar 11, 2025

Latest action (Jun 10, 2025) Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Referred to
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
Issues
Economy & Taxes
Legislative subjects (2)
Marine and inland water transportationPublic contracts and procurement

Summary
  • Requires the Department of Transportation to ensure all cargo it procures, contracts for, or finances is transported on privately-owned U.S. commercial vessels.
  • Sets the requirement at 100 percent of gross tonnage, computed separately for different vessel types (dry bulk carriers, dry cargo liners, and tankers).
  • Allows an exception when U.S. commercial vessels are not available at fair and reasonable rates.
  • Aims to ensure fair and reasonable geographic distribution of cargo among U.S. commercial vessels.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor

Actions (17)
  1. Jun 10, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. · senate
  2. Jun 9, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
  3. Jun 9, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 373 - 14 (Roll no. 157). (text: CR H2546-2547) · house
  4. Jun 9, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 373 - 14 (Roll no. 157). (text: CR H2546-2547)
  5. Jun 9, 2025 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2557-2558) · house
  6. Jun 9, 2025 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. · house
  7. Jun 9, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2035. · house
  8. Jun 9, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2546-2547) · house
  9. Jun 9, 2025 Mr. Ezell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. · house
  10. Jun 6, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 116. · house
  11. Jun 6, 2025 Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-147. · house
  12. Apr 2, 2025 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. · house
  13. Apr 2, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  14. Apr 2, 2025 Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged · house
  15. Mar 12, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. · house
  16. Mar 11, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
  17. Mar 11, 2025 Introduced in House

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  • HR 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (shares 2 subjects)
  • S 2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 5300 — Department of State Policy Provisions Act (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 4275 — Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 4552 — Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. (shares 2 subjects)

Text versions (4)
  • Referred in Senate · Jun 10, 2025
  • Engrossed in House · Jun 9, 2025
  • Reported in House · Jun 6, 2025
  • Introduced in House · Mar 11, 2025

Full text

AN ACT

To amend title 46, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to ensure that all cargoes procured, furnished, or financed by the Department of Transportation are transported on privately-owned commercial vessels of the United States, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “American Cargo for American Ships Act”.

SEC. 2. CARGOES PROCURED, FURNISHED, OR FINANCED BY UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.

Section 55305 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subsection (a) by striking “When the United States Government” and inserting “Except as provided in subsection

(c), when the United States Government”;

(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as subsections (d) through (g), respectively; and

(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:

“(c) Exception.—When the Department of Transportation procures, contracts for, or otherwise obtains for its own account, or provides financing in any way with Federal funds or advances funds or credits, for the furnishing or obtaining of the equipment, materials, or commodities, the Secretary of Transportation or recipient of such financing shall take steps necessary and practicable to ensure that 100 percent of the gross tonnage of the equipment, materials, or commodities (computed separately for dry bulk carriers, dry cargo liners, and tankers) which may be transported on ocean vessels is transported on privately-owned commercial vessels of the United States, as provided under subsection (b), to the extent those vessels are available at fair and reasonable rates for commercial vessels of the United States, in a manner that will ensure a fair and reasonable participation of commercial vessels of the United States in those cargoes by geographic areas.”.

Passed the House of Representatives June 9, 2025.

Attest:

Clerk. 119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2035

AN ACT

To amend title 46, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to ensure that all cargoes procured, furnished, or financed by the Department of Transportation are transported on privately-owned commercial vessels of the United States, and for other purposes.

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