Ocean Shipping Antitrust Enforcement Act
HR 6864, the Ocean Shipping Antitrust Enforcement Act, repeals a specific antitrust exemption for ocean shipping companies under U.S. law. This bill directly affects ocean carriers that previously operated under Section 40307 of Title 46, U.S. Code, which exempted them from standard antitrust enforcement. The key provision removes this exemption, requiring shipping companies to comply with general antitrust laws rather than having a special exception. As a result, federal agencies could pursue antitrust enforcement actions against these companies for practices like price-fixing or market allocation that were previously shielded. The bill does not create new rules but changes the legal framework governing ocean shipping competition.
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Introduction
Feb 2022
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Introduced Feb 28, 2022
Last action Nov 1, 2022
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Nov 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Committee
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.
lower
Feb 28, 2022
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Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
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