3.0.0 3252 2022-12-30T02:48:57Z 2023-01-02T06:33:27Z Senate S 2021-11-18 117 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-11-18T19:42:23Z STOP the GRINCH Act 117 6028 HR 2022-01-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Identical bill CRS SHIP IT Act 117 3807 S 2022-03-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS SHIP IT Act 117 7456 HR 2022-04-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Related bill CRS 2021-11-18 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2021-11-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT N L000571 Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] Cynthia Lummis R WY M. 2021-11-18 True Transportation and Public Works Transportation and Public Works 00 2021-11-18 Introduced in Senate 2022-08-30T20:45:08Z Surpassing Temporary Obstructions at Ports and Guaranteeing Resources to Increase the Nation's Commercial Health Act or the STOP the GRINCH Act

This bill temporarily waives various requirements and makes other changes to address congestion at U.S. ports.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) must waive the hours of service limits (i.e., the number of hours a driver may operate a truck or motor carrier in a set period of time) and minimum age requirements that apply to commercial driver's licenses for individuals transporting cargo directly to or from a U.S. port.

Additionally, the Coast Guard may temporarily allow foreign-built, -owned, and -crewed vessels to transport cargo between U.S. ports and engage in certain ship-to-ship transfers of cargo. (Current coastwise law, commonly known as the Jones Act, generally requires that vessels transporting cargo domestically be U.S.-built, -owned, and -crewed.)

The FMCSA and the Coast Guard must also prioritize the completion of security screenings and credentialing of maritime workers.

The Department of Defense must (1) inventory its intermodal equipment (e.g., trailers and chassis used to transport shipping containers) to identify equipment available for loan to trucking companies to relieve congestion at U.S. ports, and (2) establish a process to allow trucking companies to request the loan of such equipment.

The bill also requires the identification and designation of federal land located near U.S. ports for use as overflow areas for empty cargo containers.

]]> Surpassing Temporary Obstructions at Ports and Guaranteeing Resources to Increase the Nation's Commercial Health Act Display Title Surpassing Temporary Obstructions at Ports and Guaranteeing Resources to Increase the Nation's Commercial Health Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Surpassing Temporary Obstructions at Ports and Guaranteeing Resources to Increase the Nation's Commercial Health Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced STOP the GRINCH Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to address the supply chain backlog in the freight network at United States ports, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s3252is/xml/BILLS-117s3252is.xml 2021-11-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 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.