Ocean Shipping Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 3/23/2023
Actions
- 2023-03-23Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- 2023-03-22Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
- 2023-03-22Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
- 2023-03-22Introduced in House
- 2023-03-22Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-03-22 (00)
Ocean Shipping Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2023
This bill generally applies federal antitrust laws to ocean common carriers. It also provides statutory authority for the current exemption from such laws for assessment agreements involving collectively bargained fringe benefit obligations.
The bill also authorizes the Federal Maritime Commission to formally comment on mergers and acquisitions of common carriers and marine terminal operators that are under review by the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division.
Cosponsors (4)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- Dusty Johnson (R-SD)
- Josh Harder (D-CA)
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