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HR 4183 · in committee · significant

Federal Maritime Commission Reauthorization Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • This bill reauthorizes the Federal Maritime Commission through 2029 and expands its authority to regulate anticompetitive shipping practices.
  • The changes affect ocean freight carriers, shipping exchanges, port operators, and businesses that ship goods internationally.
  • The bill establishes new advisory committees and requires annual reports on anticompetitive practices by controlled carriers.

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  1. 01

    How might expanded Federal Maritime Commission authority to regulate anticompetitive shipping practices affect shipping costs for businesses and consumers who rely on imports?

  2. 02

    What specific anticompetitive behaviors by ocean freight carriers does this bill aim to address, and what evidence suggests current regulations are insufficient?

  3. 03

    Which stakeholders—carriers, port operators, or shippers—would bear the costs of implementing new advisory committees and annual reporting requirements?

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Dusty Johnson

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Introduced 2025-12-16

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-12-16 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

  2. 2025-12-15 · house · Floor

    The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2025-12-15 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  4. 2025-12-15 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5869-6871)

  5. 2025-12-15 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5869-6871)

  6. 2025-12-15 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4183.

  7. 2025-12-15 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5869-5872)

  8. 2025-12-15 · house · Floor

    Mr. Johnson (SD) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  9. 2025-12-12 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 349.

  10. 2025-12-12 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-401.

  11. 2025-12-12 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-401.

  12. 2025-09-17 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  13. 2025-09-17 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  14. 2025-09-17 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged

  15. 2025-06-27 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

  16. 2025-06-26 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

  17. 2025-06-26 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  18. 2025-06-26 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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