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Affordable Shipping for All Act
To require fair shipping prices for noncontiguous areas of the United States, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill requires shipping services to charge the same rates for shipping to noncontiguous U.S. areas like Alaska and Hawaii as they charge to the contiguous 48 states and District of Columbia. It also prohibits shipping services from excluding noncontiguous areas from their service areas or policies. Items valued at more than $10,000 are exempted from these requirements, and the bill applies to both private shipping companies and the U.S. Postal Service.
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Sponsor (1)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Ed Case’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $16,800
- ATS COMMUNICATIONS, INC $6,600
- ONEBRIEF, INC $6,600
- PETERSON MANAGEMENT LLC $6,600
- TRIDENT RESEARCH LLC $6,500
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Ed Case → · Outside spending →
Actions (3)
- Jan 14, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. · house
- Jan 14, 2025 Introduced in House
- Jan 14, 2025 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E28)
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Text versions (1)
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 14, 2025
Mr. Case (for himself, Mr. Moylan, Mr. Hernandez, Mrs. Radewagen, and Mrs. King-Hinds) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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
A BILL
To require fair shipping prices for noncontiguous areas 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 “Affordable Shipping for All Act”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON HIGHER SHIPPING FEES.
No shipping service may exceed the shipping charge for the same product to and from a location in the contiguous United States as charged to a consumer product or producer good to the noncontiguous area of the United States.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON EXCLUDING NONCONTIGUOUS AREAS.
No shipping service may exclude—
(1) a noncontiguous area of the United States from its shipping polices; or
(2) a noncontiguous area of the United States from shipping to its location.
SEC. 4. EXEMPTIONS.
Any consumer product or producer good valued at more than $10,000 shall be exempt from the requirements of this Act.
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Consumer products.—The term “consumer products” means the finished commodities for end-user use that will go directly to the consumer.
(2) Contiguous united states.—The term “contiguous United States” shall refer to the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia.
(3) Noncontiguous area.—The term “noncontiguous area” means any part of the United States not physically connected to the contiguous United States, including Alaska and Hawaii and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, including Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
(4) Producer goods.—The term “producer goods” means raw materials used to produce other products.
(5) Shipping services.—The term “shipping service”—
(A) means private companies whose primary business model is the transporting of products for retailers; and
(B) includes the United States Postal Service. <all>
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