[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 155 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 155

To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to require economic 
  impact statements for reported bills and amendments that create or 
increase any taxes, duties, or other fees on the maritime industry, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 21, 1993

   Mr. Saxton (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Fields, Mr. Hughes, Mr. 
Bateman, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Coble, Mr. Hutto, Mr. Weldon, Mr. Laughlin, 
Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Lancaster, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Kingston, 
 Mr. Stupak, Mr. Castle, Mr. King, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Gallo, and Ms. 
 Kaptur) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                           Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to require economic 
  impact statements for reported bills and amendments that create or 
increase any taxes, duties, or other fees on the maritime industry, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS RESPECTING LEGISLATION AND AMENDMENTS 
              IMPOSING TAXES AND OTHER FEES, DUTIES, AND CHARGES UPON 
              THE MARITIME INDUSTRY.

     The Rules of the House of Representatives are amended by inserting 
at the end the following new rule:

                               ``Rule LII

``special rules respecting certain legislation and amendments affecting 
                         the maritime industry

    ``1. (a) Within 30 calendar days after the date of adoption of this 
rule, the Congressional Budget Office shall prepare an itemized list of 
all Federal taxes, assessments, duties, tariffs, user fees, and other 
charges (including dockage fees, harbor fees, supplemental harbor fees, 
and dredging fees) currently imposed upon cargo, persons, or vessels 
described in clause 5. The Congressional Budget Office shall revise 
that list at quarterly intervals to keep it up-to-date.
    ``(b) Within 5 calendar days after the preparation of the itemized 
list described in paragraph (a) or any revision, the Congressional 
Budget Office shall send a copy to the chairman and ranking minority 
member of each standing committee of the House (except the Committee on 
House Administration and the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct).
    ``2. No bill shall be reported by any committee that establishes or 
increases (or provides for the establishment or increase of) any tax, 
assessment, duty, tariff, user fee, or other charge imposed upon any 
cargo, person, or vessel described in clause 5 unless it is accompanied 
by a report setting forth--
            ``(1) the economic impact on such persons and vessels;
            ``(2) the effect on international trade;
            ``(3) the amount of revenue that will be raised; and
            ``(4) an identification of the entities that will benefit 
        from the revenue raised and those who will be adversely 
        affected.
for the first fiscal year to which the bill applies and each of the 4 
fiscal years following that fiscal year.
    ``3. No amendment that establishes or increases (or provides for 
the establishment or increase of) any tax, assessment, duty, tariff, 
user fee, or other charge imposed upon any cargo, person, or vessel 
described in clause 5 may be considered unless it is accompanied by a 
written explanation setting forth--
            ``(1) the economic impact on such persons and vessels;
            ``(2) the effect on international trade;
            ``(3) the amount of revenue that will be raised; and
            ``(4) an identification of the entities that will benefit 
        from the revenue raised and those who will be adversely 
        affected.
for the first fiscal year to which the amendment applies and each of 
the 4 fiscal years following that fiscal year.
    ``4. No bill that establishes or increases (or provides for the 
establishment of or increase in) any tax, assessment, duty, tariff, 
user fee, or other charge imposed upon any cargo, person, or vessel 
described in clause 5 may be considered by any committee unless and 
until the chairman has distributed to all of its members the most 
recent list sent by the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to clause 
1(b).
    ``5. For purposes of this rule:
            ``(1) The term `person' refers to a person engaged in the 
        carriage of goods or passengers by vessel for hire, a person 
        who provides services related to that carriage, including the 
        storage, dockside movement, loading, or unloading of such 
        goods, or a person who is a United States exporter or importer 
        of such goods.
            ``(2) The term `vessel' refers to any vessel that provides 
        the carriage of goods or passengers for hire.''.

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