3.0.0 2845 2023-01-15T05:47:34Z 2023-01-15T05:47:34Z House H HR 2003-07-24 108 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Referred to 2003-07-25T19:03:21Z Referred to 2003-07-24T14:01:40Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2003-07-24T14:01:45Z 2003-07-25 hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Committee 2003-07-25 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1593-1594) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-07-24 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2003-07-24 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2003-07-24 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2003-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-2] Ed Case D HI 2 N Transportation and Public Works Alaska Aliens Coastwise shipping Employee rights Employers' liability Environmental Protection Fines (Penalties) Flags of convenience Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Hawaii Health International Affairs International environmental cooperation Jurisdiction Labor and Employment Law Licenses Marine transportation Merchant seamen Merchant ships Occupational health and safety Puerto Rico Standards Taxation Territories (U.S.) Treaties Workers' compensation Transportation and Public Works 00 2003-07-24 Introduced in House 2004-03-04T18:49:58Z United States Noncontiguous Shipping Open Market Act of 2003 - Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, to make the requirement that all cargo shipping between U.S. ports occur exclusively on U.S. flagged vessels inapplicable with respect to transportation in noncontiguous trade of merchandise on a foreign qualified freight vessel for which the Secretary of Transportation has issued a certificate of documentation.

Amends the Shipping Act, 1916, to repeal certain requirements regarding: (1) the percentage of ownership of a corporation operating in coastwise trade owned by U.S. citizens; and (2) seizure and forfeiture of documented vessels.

Requires jurisdiction for an action brought for recovery for injury to or death of a seaman against a defendant employer that does not reside or maintain an office in the United States and that engages in any enterprise that makes use of one or more ports in the United States to be under the district court most proximate to the place of the occurrence of the personal injury or death that is the subject of the action. Authorizes the employer of a master or member of the crew of a vessel, at the employer's election, to participate in an authorized compensation plan under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act.

Subjects all vessels operating in the U.S. coastwise trade to minimum international labor and environmental standards. Sets requirements for non-citizens irregularly engaging in the U.S. domestic coastwise trade.

]]> United States Noncontiguous Shipping Open Market Act of 2003 Display Title United States Noncontiguous Shipping Open Market Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, to allow transportation of merchandise in noncontiguous trade on foreign-flag vessels, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced United States Noncontiguous Shipping Open Market Act of 2003 Introduced in House 2003-07-24T04:00:00Z 2003-07-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. text/xml EN 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.