118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 1696Ocean Shipping Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2023

To repeal certain exemptions from antitrust laws, and for other purposes.

Commerce
Introduced Mar 22, 2023
Last action Mar 23, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Mar 22, 2023
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Referred
Mar 23, 2023
Judiciary · T&I
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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SummaryCRS Summary

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.

Provisions · 4 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 4 actions
Mar 23, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Mar 22, 2023
Introduced in House
Mar 22, 2023
Referred 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.
Mar 22, 2023
Referred 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.