3.0.0 1678 2023-01-11T13:23:18Z 2023-01-11T13:23:18Z House H HR 2013-04-23 113 [Pages H2247-H2248]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CUMMINGS:H.R. 1678.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3: To regulate Commerce withforeign Nations, and among the several States, and with theIndian Tribes; and[[Page H2248]]Article 1, Section 8, Clause 14: to make Rules for theGovernment and Regulation of the land and naval Forces]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas03 Readiness Subcommittee Referred to 2013-05-06T20:25:17Z Referred to 2013-04-23T16:02:20Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Referred to 2013-04-24T18:53:17Z Referred to 2013-04-23T16:02:25Z 2013-05-06 hsas03 Readiness Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. Committee 2013-04-24 hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Committee 2013-04-23 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 2013-04-23 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 2013-04-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-04-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 N R000589 Rep. Rigell, E. Scott [R-VA-2] E. Rigell R VA Scott 2 2013-04-23 True R000011 Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] NICK RAHALL D WV J. 3 2013-04-23 True G000559 Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] John Garamendi D CA 3 2013-04-23 True L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 2013-04-23 True P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2013-04-23 True L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2013-04-23 True P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2013-04-23 True G000569 Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-11] Michael Grimm R NY G. 11 2013-04-23 True Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2013-04-23 True R000588 Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] Cedric Richmond D LA L. 2 2013-05-16 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2013-05-16 False D000533 Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] JOHN DUNCAN R TN J. 2 2013-05-16 False R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2013-06-11 False M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2013-11-18 False Transportation and Public Works Buy American requirements Food assistance and relief Foreign aid and international relief Marine and inland water transportation Transportation and Public Works 00 2013-04-23 Introduced in House 2013-05-01T15:02:03Z Saving Essential American Sailors Act or SEAS Act - Amends the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) to repeal the Act's repeal of the agricultural export requirements that: (1) 25% of the gross tonnage of certain agricultural commodities or their products exported each fiscal year be transported on U.S. commercial vessels, and (2) the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) finance any increased ocean freight charges incurred in the transportation of such items.

Revives and reinstates those repealed requirements to read as if they were never repealed.

]]> SEAS Act Display Title SEAS Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 46, United States Code, to reinstate provisions requiring that a percentage of aid provided by the Secretary of Agriculture or the Commodity Credit Corporation in the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products must be transported on commercial vessels of the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced SEAS Act Short Titles as Introduced Saving Essential American Sailors Act Introduced in House 2013-04-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr1678ih/xml/BILLS-113hr1678ih.xml 2013-05-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. 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.