[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6864 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6864

  To amend title 46, United States Code, to repeal certain antitrust 
                 exemptions for ocean common carriers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 28, 2022

 Mr. Costa (for himself, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, and Mr. 
   Johnson of South Dakota) introduced the following bill; which was 
  referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 46, United States Code, to repeal certain antitrust 
                 exemptions for ocean common carriers.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ocean Shipping Antitrust Enforcement 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF ANTITRUST EXEMPTIONS.

    (a) Repeal.--Section 40307 of title 46, United States Code, is 
repealed.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to section 40307 in the 
analysis for chapter 403 of title 46, United States Code, is repealed.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 40301(e) of such title is 
amended by striking ``(except sections 40305 and 40307(a))'' and 
inserting ``(except section 40305)''.
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