HR 8564 · 117th Congress 2021โ€“2023, ended

Port Automation Improvement Act of 2022

Latest action · Jul 29, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

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.

  1. IntroducedJul 28, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Port Automation Improvement Act of 2022

This bill eliminates a specific limitation on funding with respect to expenses necessary for the Maritime Administration to implement the Port and Intermodal Improvement Program.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Jul 28, 2022
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee
Referred Jul 29, 2022

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 29, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
  2. Jul 28, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Jul 28, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, that grants Congress the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested by Congress in the Constitution of the United States or in any department or officer thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 126, July 28, 2022, page H7406.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the National Defense Authorization Act with respect to funds for expenses necessary to implement the Port and Intermodal Improvement Program, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Port Automation Improvement Act of 2022

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 28, 2022Introduced in House

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