Short Sea Shipping Act of 2011
Latest action · Apr 14, 2011 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.
- IntroducedApr 14, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Short Sea Shipping Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the harbor maintenance tax commercial cargo (other than bulk cargo) loaded at: (1) a port in the U.S. mainland and unloaded at another such port after transport solely by coastal route or river or unloaded at a port in Canada located in the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System, or (2) such a port in Canada and unloaded at a port in the U.S. mainland.
Defines the "Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System" as the waterway between Duluth, Minnesota, and Nova Scotia, encompassing the five Great Lakes, their connecting channels, and the Saint Lawrence River.
Cosponsors 46
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 14, 2011 to Aug 2, 2012; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Apr 14, 2011 |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Original | Apr 14, 2011 |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | May 10, 2011 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | May 10, 2011 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | May 10, 2011 | |
| R-NY | Michael G. Grimm | May 10, 2011 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | May 24, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | May 24, 2011 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jun 1, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Jun 1, 2011 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jun 2, 2011 | |
| R-MN | Chip Cravaack | Jun 16, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jun 24, 2011 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Jul 8, 2011 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Jul 8, 2011 | |
| R-FL | John L. Mica | Jul 11, 2011 | |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Jul 15, 2011 | |
| R-LA | Jeffrey M. Landry | Jul 20, 2011 | |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Aug 1, 2011 | |
| R-VA | E. Scott Rigell | Sep 15, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Sep 15, 2011 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Sep 15, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen C. Hochul | Sep 15, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Sep 15, 2011 | |
| D-NY | William L. Owens | Sep 15, 2011 | |
| R-GA | Paul C. Broun | Nov 4, 2011 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Nov 18, 2011 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Nov 18, 2011 | |
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | Nov 30, 2011 | |
| D-MI | Hansen Clarke | Dec 20, 2011 | |
| R-WI | Sean P. Duffy | Dec 20, 2011 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Dec 20, 2011 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Dec 20, 2011 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Jan 24, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Jan 24, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Jan 24, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Jan 24, 2012 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Feb 1, 2012 | |
| R-OH | James B. Renacci | Feb 1, 2012 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Feb 9, 2012 | |
| D-IN | Peter J. Visclosky | Mar 20, 2012 | |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Jun 7, 2012 | |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Jun 19, 2012 | |
| R-MI | Dan Benishek | Aug 2, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Apr 14, 2011 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 14, 2011Introduced in House
- Apr 14, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2856.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | HEARING ON HARBOR MAINTENANCE FUNDING AND MARITIME TAX ISSUES161 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Feb 1, 2012 |
| Serial No. 112-57 | THE ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF SEAPORTS: IS THE UNITED STATES PREPARED FOR 21ST-CENTURY TRADE REALITIES?209 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Oct 26, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain shipping from the harbor maintenance tax.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Short Sea Shipping Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 14, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
