3.0.0 3586 2022-12-30T04:48:37Z 2022-12-30T04:48:37Z Senate S 2022-02-03 117 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2022-02-03T22:04:16Z 2022-02-03 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2022-02-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN N B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2022-02-03 True Transportation and Public Works Transportation and Public Works 00 2022-02-03 Introduced in Senate 2022-11-24T02:15:59Z Ocean Shipping Competition Reform Act of 2022

This bill eliminates certain antitrust immunity for anticompetitive acts by ocean common carriers or marine terminal operators and allows the Department of Justice (DOJ), in addition to the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), to seek injunctive relief for anticompetitive acts by such carriers or operators.

The bill allows third parties to participate in civil actions brought by the FMC or DOJ against ocean carriers for anticompetitive harm. It also allows for punitive damages.

]]> Ocean Shipping Competition Reform Act of 2022 Display Title Ocean Shipping Competition Reform Act of 2022 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 46 of the United States Code with respect to anti-competitive acts by ocean common carriers or marine terminal operators, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Ocean Shipping Competition Reform Act of 2022 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s3586is/xml/BILLS-117s3586is.xml 2022-02-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.