Short Sea Shipping Promotion Act of 2009
Latest action · Jan 22, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 22, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Short Sea Shipping Promotion Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the harbor maintenance tax cargo contained in intermodal cargo containers and loaded by crane on a vessel, or cargo loaded on a vessel by means of wheeled technology, that is: (1) loaded at a U.S. port and unloaded at another U.S. port or a port in Canada located in the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System; or (2) loaded at a port in Canada located in the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System and unloaded at a U.S. port.
Defines the "Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System" as the waterway between Duluth, Minnesota, and Sept Iles, Quebec, Canada, encompassing the five Great Lakes, their connecting channels, and the Saint Lawrence River.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 22, 2009Introduced in House
- Jan 22, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 528 | Short Sea Shipping Act of 2009 | Related bill | Jan 22, 2009 |
| S 551 | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain shipping from the harbor maintenance tax. | Related bill | Mar 9, 2009 |
| S 1509 | Great Lakes Short Sea Shipping Enhancement Act of 2009 | Related bill | Jul 23, 2009 |
| HR 3486 | Short Sea Shipping Act of 2009 | Related bill | Jul 31, 2009 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 22, 2009Introduced in House
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