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H.R. 665

U.S. House•Introduced

Summary

H.R. 665, the Noncontiguous Shipping Competition Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 23, 2025 by Rep. Ed Case (D) with 2 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Feb 4, 2025: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E90-91).

Record

Text

H.R. 665 has 2 co-sponsors.

hb665/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 665 IH: Noncontiguous Shipping Competition Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-23
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 665  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 23, 2025   Mr. Case  (for himself and  Mr. Moylan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt certain noncontiguous trade from the coastwise laws.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Noncontiguous Shipping Competition Act  .
2.
Shipping: Exemption of certain noncontiguous trade from the coastwise laws
Section 55101(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (2), by striking  or  after the semicolon;
(2)
in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting  ; or ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(4)
carriage on a route in noncontiguous trade (as that term is defined in section 53501), unless—
(A)
at least three owners or operators of coastwise qualified vessels (as that term is defined in section 55108(a)) regularly operate such a vessel on such route;
(B)
each of such owners or operators transports at least 20 percent of the volume of goods on that route; and
(C)
none of such owners or operators are under common ownership.
 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-23
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Jan 23, 2025

hb665/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/23/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Ed Case (D) sponsors H.R. 665, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 665 went before 2 committees: Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee
Referred to · Jan 24, 2025 · 42 Bills
Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred To · Jan 23, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 665 has taken 4 actions since Jan 23, 2025, the latest on Feb 4, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 4, 2025
House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E90-91)
Jan 24, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee
Jan 23, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 23, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Votes

H.R. 665 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 665 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Noncontiguous Shipping Competition Act — Display Title
  • Noncontiguous Shipping Competition Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt certain noncontiguous trade from the coastwise laws. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 10 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 665 in 9 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries, Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Education, Government Issues, Health Issues, Housing, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
MARITIME INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT—District of Columbia16—
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF N.A. - AGLIW—Maryland12—
AFL-CIO—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
MARITIME INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT16—
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF N.A. - AGLIW12—
AFL-CIO11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
C PATTI116
BRIAN SCHOENEMAN112
CHARLOTTE DODGE111
GREG JEFFERSON111
GUERINO CALEMINE111
JOHNIE ENDER PALMER111
LEE GOLDBERG111
LETICIA DELGADO111
RAYMOND LEIBFRIED111
RILEY OHLSON111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AFL-CIOAFL-CIO2026 second_quarter$760K2nd Quarter - Report
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF N.A. - AGLIWSEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF N.A. - AGLIW2025 first_quarter$120K1st Quarter - Report
MARITIME INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTMARITIME INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT2026 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report
MARITIME INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTMARITIME INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT2026 first_quarter$60K1st Quarter - Report
MARITIME INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTMARITIME INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT2025 fourth_quarter$60K4th Quarter - Report
MARITIME INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTMARITIME INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT2025 third_quarter$60K3rd Quarter - Report
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF N.A. - AGLIWSEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF N.A. - AGLIW2025 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report
MARITIME INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTMARITIME INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT2025 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report
MARITIME INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTMARITIME INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT2025 first_quarter$60K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 665 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 665’s is Transportation and Public Works.

hr665/policy-areas.txt
Transportation and Public WorksAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationWater Resources Development

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