HARBORS

Bills and resolutions

Amtrak: limit preference for using rail lines, junctions, and crossings near ports and rail yards (see H.R. 3893), H2777 [7JN]

Cargo transportation: provide that transportation of goods from port of entry and another place within same State does not constitute interstate transportation (see H.R. 267), H150 [10JA]

Coast Guard: prohibit from entering into agreement relative to assessing effectiveness of antiterrorism measures at foreign port with any foreign government that is state sponsor of terrorism (see S. 832), S825 [16MR] (see H.R. 1782), H1437 [24MR]

Corps of Engineers: take certain actions relative to rental amounts and administrative fees charged to certain marinas (see H.R. 6375), H5728 [13NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in emerging harbor projects (see H.R. 4351), H3142 [23JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish grant program to support hydrogen-fueled equipment at ports and to conduct study on feasibility and safety of using hydrogen-derived fuels, including ammonia, as shipping fuel (see S. 647), S636 [2MR] (see H.R. 6872), H6997 [19DE]

EPA: assess certain fees on shipping and other vessels (see S. 1920), S2029 [8JN]

——— establish standards to limit carbon intensity of fuel used by certain vessels and set requirements to eliminate in-port ship emissions (see S. 1917), S2029 [8JN] (see H.R. 4024), H2807 [12JN]

Federal Maritime Commission: enter into agreement with federally funded research and development center to evaluate foreign ownership of certain marine terminals (see H.R. 3395), H2423 [17MY]

Foreign Dredge Act: repeal requirements relative to dredging and dredged material (see S. 3435), S5851 [7DE] (see H.R. 6707), H6814 [11DE]

Maritime Administration: allow Port Infrastructure Development Program grants to support loading and unloading of commercially harvested fish and fish products (see H.R. 4618), H3574 [13JY]

NLRB: define labor slowdowns by maritime workers, blocking of modernization efforts at ports, and refusing to work automated vessels as unfair labor practices (see S. 2113), S2222 [22JN]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: conduct assessment of threat posed to U.S. ports by cranes manufactured by countries of concern (see S. 1903), S2029 [8JN]

Public works: prohibit distribution of Federal funds to certain entities related to China for certain public works projects (see H.R. 748), H675 [2FE]

Safety: require inspection of certain foreign cranes before use at U.S. ports (see H.R. 3169), H2243 [10MY]

Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Salem, MA: redesignate as Salem Maritime National Historical Park (see S. 961), S933 [23MR] (see H.R. 1647), H1293 [17MR]

Shipping industry: eliminate certain requirements relative to dredging and dredged materials (see S. 3434), S5851 [7DE] (see H.R. 6709), H6814 [11DE]

——— permit use of NATO and major non-NATO ally dredge ships in U.S. (see S. 3432), S5851 [7DE] (see H.R. 6729), H6859 [12DE]

Ships and vessels: require certain port authorities to provide preferential berthing to certain vessels (see H.R. 1013), H838 [14FE]

Transportation: make airport-related projects and port development projects eligible for approval under State environmental laws and regulations instead of National Environmental Policy Act (see H.R. 4908), H4028 [26JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: establish New York-New Jersey Watershed Restoration Program (see S. 1335), S1417 [27AP] (see H.R. 2982), H2085 [27AP]

Remarks in House

Collective bargaining: tentative labor agreement between International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Pacific Maritime Association, H2949 [15JN]

Dillon, SC: anniversary of Inland Port Dillon, H1897 [20AP]

EPA: establish standards to limit carbon intensity of fuel used by certain vessels and set requirements to eliminate in-port ship emissions (H.R. 4024), H3648 [18JY]

Federal Maritime Commission: enter into agreement with federally funded research and development center to evaluate foreign ownership of certain marine terminals (H.R. 3395), H3915, H3916 [25JY], H3976 [26JY]

Ships and vessels: require certain port authorities to provide preferential berthing to certain vessels (H.R. 1013), E121 [14FE]

Transportation: make airport-related projects and port development projects eligible for approval under State environmental laws and regulations instead of National Environmental Policy Act (H.R. 4908), E726 [26JY]

Wilmington, NC: tour of Port of Wilmington facilities by Cuban Border Guard and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, H1118 [7MR]

Remarks in Senate

EPA: establish standards to limit carbon intensity of fuel used by certain vessels and set requirements to eliminate in-port ship emissions (S. 1917), S2032 [8JN]

Reports filed

U.S. Supply Chain Security Review Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3395) (H. Rept. 118–148), H3698 [18JY]

Texts of

H.R. 3395, U.S. Supply Chain Security Review Act, H3915 [25JY]