American Cargo for American Ships Act

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Status In Committee
Sponsor Salud Carbajal
Citation 119-HR-2035
Actions 16
Introduced Mar 11th, 2025
Cosponsors
1
Last Action Jun 10th, 2025
Policy Area
Introduced House Mar 11
House Passed Jun 9
Senate
President
Enacted
Party support (across all passage votes)
Republican
94% 186Y / 12N
Democrat
99% 187Y / 2N

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American Cargo for American Ships ActThis bill requires 100% of equipment, materials, and commodities procured, furnished, or financed by the Department of Transportation (DOT) and transported on ocean vessels to be transported on U.S.-flagged commercial vessels. (Current cargo preference laws require that a minimum percentage of federally financed ocean cargo be transported on U.S.-flagged commercial vessels. For civilian agencies and agricultural cargo, the minimum is generally 50%.)Specifically, the bill imposes the requirement on DOT (for cargo it contracts for or procures for itself) and recipients of DOT funding (for cargo DOT has financed with federal funds or advanced funds for the recipient to obtain). As under current cargo preference laws, the requirement applies to the extent those vessels are available at fair and reasonable rates for U.S.-flagged commercial vessels, in a manner that will ensure fair and reasonable participation of U.S.-flagged commercial vessels by geographic area. 

Actions

16
House Senate
INTRODUCED
INTRODUCED
Mar 11, 2025
ON FLOOR
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE
REFERRED TO SUBCOMMITTEE
Mar 12, 2025
COMMITTEE
SUBCOMMITTEE DISCHARGED
Apr 2, 2025
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION AND MARKUP
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ORDERED TO REPORT
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT FILED UNAMENDED
Jun 6, 2025
PLACED ON CALENDAR
PLACED ON CALENDAR
ON FLOOR
MOTION
SUSPEND RULES BILL
Jun 9, 2025
ON FLOOR
CONSIDERATION UNDER SUSPENSION OF RULES
ON FLOOR
DEBATE
ON FLOOR
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS DEMAND FOR YEAS AND NAYS
ON FLOOR
CONSIDERED AS UNFINISHED BUSINESS
ON FLOOR
VOTE
PASSAGE
PASSED HOUSE
VOTE
TABLE RECONSIDERATION
RECEIVED IN CHAMBER
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
Jun 10, 2025
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