HR 1058 · 101th Congress · Transportation and Public Works

Fair and Equitable Cargo Allocation Act of 1989

Introduced 1989-02-22· Sponsored by Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8]· House

Bill Progress

✓
Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee On Merchant Marine.(1989-03-01)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Fair and Equitable Cargo Allocation Act of 1989 - Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to repeal a provision which requires the Secretary of Transportation to preserve, during calendar years 1986 through 1989, the percentage share, or the metric tonnage of bagged, processed, or fortified commodities, whichever is lower, experienced in 1984, of waterborne cargoes exported from Great Lakes ports under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (20)

12 Democrats8 Republicans
Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [D-LA-3]LA
Rep. Hayes, James A. [D-LA-7]LA
Rep. Robinson, Tommy F. [R-AR-2]AR
Rep. Boggs, Corinne C. (Lindy) [D-LA-2]LA
Rep. Callahan, Sonny [R-AL-1]AL
Rep. Andrews, Michael [D-TX-25]TX
Rep. Brooks, Jack B. [D-TX-9]TX
Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22]TX
Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2]TX
Rep. Gibbons, Sam [D-FL-7]FL
Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3]AR
Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1]LA
Rep. Holloway, Clyde [R-LA-8]LA
Rep. Espy, Mike [D-MS-2]MS
Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27]TX
Rep. Harris, Claude [D-AL-7]AL
Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4]TX
Rep. Hutto, Earl [D-FL-1]FL
Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6]LA
Rep. Armey, Richard K. [R-TX-26]TX