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Pro Competition Cargo Allocation Act of 1988

Key claim: A 1988 Senate bill would have repealed U.S.-flag cargo-preference rules for certain farm exports, including protections that reserved a share of those shipments for Great Lakes ports.

Abstract

(S2334 · 100th Congress) Pro Competition Cargo Allocation Act of 1988 - Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to repeal various provisions relating to cargo preference shipping requirements for certain agricultural exports, including provisions relating to preserving the percentage share or metric tonnage of certain commodities of waterborne cargoes exported from Great Lakes ports. Latest action (1988-04-28): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

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A 1988 Senate bill would have repealed U.S.-flag cargo-preference rules for certain farm exports, including protections that reserved a share of those shipments for Great Lakes ports.

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Pro Competition Cargo Allocation Act of 1988
Stage: introduced · congress · 28-apr-1988

A 1988 Senate bill would have repealed U.S.-flag cargo-preference rules for certain farm exports, including protections that reserved a share of those shipments for Great Lakes ports.

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External: congress:100-s-2334:introduced

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