Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 is passed by U.S. House of Representatives
December 9, 2021
The United States House of Representatives yesterday signed off on the bipartisan Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021, H.R. 4996, yesterday by a convincing 364-60 vote. The bill was introduced by Representatives John Garamendi (D-CA) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) in August, with the objective of making the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) “a more effective federal regulator.”
AAPA Focuses On Three Key Priorities For Water Resources Bill
October 11, 2016
美国港口当局协会(AAPA) is focusing on three key priorities for the 2016 Water Resources Development Act, or WRDA, in advance of it being finalized by a House-Senate conference committee.
Bill to jack up trucking insurance minimum by 400 percent seen as long shot
August 21, 2013
The way the trucking industry and several major shipper groups see it, the candidate for the author of the dumbest bill in Congress belongs to Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pa., a rookie congressman who wants to jack up the minimum injury and property damage insurance level for trucking companies by nearly 500 percent.
United States Postal Service heeds the call for postal legislation to help ail financial woes
January 4, 2013
USPS Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe pointed out that the 112th Congress adjourned without passing postal legislation, which he said could quickly restore the USPS to profitability and put it on stable, long-term financial footing
