3.0.0 3199 2019-11-15T21:57:52Z 2019-11-15T21:57:52Z Senate S S 2008-06-25 110 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-06-25T23:50:00Z Great Lakes Short Sea Shipping Enhancement Act of 2007 110 981 HR 2007-02-12 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Related bill CRS Short Sea Shipping Promotion Act of 2007 110 1499 HR 2007-03-13 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Related bill CRS Great Lakes Short Sea Shipping Enhancement Act of 2007 110 1683 S 2007-06-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2008-06-25 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2008-06-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. N C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2008-06-25 True S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2008-06-25 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2008-06-25 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2008-06-25 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2008-06-25 True V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2008-06-25 True L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2008-07-23 False M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2008-07-30 False Taxation Canada Excise tax Freight Great Lakes Harbors Maintenance and repair Marine terminals Marine transportation St. Lawrence Seaway Transportation and Public Works Water Resources Development Taxation 00 2008-06-25 Introduced in Senate 2008-10-08T15:47:46Z 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 Sept Iles, Quebec, Canada, encompassing the five Great Lakes, their connecting channels, and the Saint Lawrence River.

]]> A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain shipping from the harbor maintenance tax. Display Title A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain shipping from the harbor maintenance tax. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain shipping from the harbor maintenance tax. Introduced in Senate 2008-06-25T04:00:00Z 2008-06-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.