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Noncontiguous Shipping Competition Act
To amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt certain noncontiguous trade from the coastwise laws.
Summary
This bill exempts certain noncontiguous shipping routes (to Hawaii, Alaska, and other noncontiguous U.S. areas) from the federal coastwise laws, which normally require vessels engaged in cargo transport between U.S. ports to be U.S.-built, U.S.-owned, and U.S.-crewed. The exemption applies only to routes where at least three independent owners or operators of U.S.-qualified vessels regularly operate, each transporting at least 20 percent of the cargo volume on that route, with no common ownership among them. This provision is designed to allow foreign vessels to compete on noncontiguous shipping routes only when there is sufficient domestic competition already present.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI)
2 cosponsors
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 (4)
- Feb 4, 2025 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E90-91)
- Jan 24, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. · house
- Jan 23, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Jan 23, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 23, 2025
Mr. Case (for himself and Mr. Moylan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt certain noncontiguous trade from the coastwise laws.
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 “Noncontiguous Shipping Competition Act”.
SEC. 2. SHIPPING: EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN NONCONTIGUOUS TRADE FROM THE COASTWISE LAWS.
Section 55101(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking “or” after the semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting “; or”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(4) carriage on a route in noncontiguous trade (as that term is defined in section 53501), unless—
“(A) at least three owners or operators of coastwise qualified vessels (as that term is defined in section 55108(a)) regularly operate such a vessel on such route;
“(B) each of such owners or operators transports at least 20 percent of the volume of goods on that route; and
“(C) none of such owners or operators are under common ownership.”. <all>
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