H.R. 4183

119th Congress

In Committee

Federal Maritime Commission Reauthorization Act of 2025

Sponsored byRepublican:Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]SD· Introduced 26 June 2025
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Cosponsors

18

Actions

0

Amendments

2

Committees

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

16 December 2025·7 months ago

Summary

Reported to House · Updated 16 December 2025

Federal Maritime Commission Reauthorization Act of 2025

This bill reauthorizes the Federal Maritime Commission through FY2029 and expands the commission’s authority to regulate anticompetitive practices within the international ocean transportation system.

Specifically, the bill expands the definition of controlled carrier (a category of carriers that are subject to additional regulatory oversight) to include carriers legally or financially related to a corporation based or headquartered in, or otherwise significantly linked to, a nonmarket economy country or a country subject to monitoring by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

Additionally, the bill requires the commission to accept and investigate complaints concerning alleged anticompetitive practices by registered shipping exchanges. (A shipping exchange is a data platform that enables businesses shipping goods to connect with carriers to transport those goods.) The bill also requires the commission to report annually on anticompetitive and nonreciprocal trade practices by controlled carriers or marine terminal operators.
 
Further, the bill establishes a National Port Advisory Committee and a National Ocean Carrier Advisory Committee. The committees, together with the existing National Shipper Advisory Committee, are charged with advising the commission on policies relating to competitiveness, reliability, and efficiency in the international ocean freight delivery system.

Finally, the bill prohibits the commission from releasing information and documents developed pursuant to an enforcement investigation unless the commission determines that they are relevant to an administrative or judicial proceeding and agrees to release them by a majority vote.

Timeline

18 actions

  1. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

    16 December 2025 · IntroReferral

  2. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5869-6871)

    15 December 2025 · Floor

  3. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    15 December 2025 · Floor

  4. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5869-6871)

    15 December 2025 · Floor

  5. The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

    15 December 2025 · Floor

  6. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4183.

    15 December 2025 · Floor

  7. Mr. Johnson (SD) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    15 December 2025 · Floor

  8. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5869-5872)

    15 December 2025 · Floor

  9. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 349.

    12 December 2025 · Calendars

  10. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-401.

    12 December 2025 · Committee

  11. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-401.

    12 December 2025 · Committee

  12. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged

    17 September 2025 · Committee

  13. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

    17 September 2025 · Committee

  14. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    17 September 2025 · Committee

  15. Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

    27 June 2025 · Committee

  16. Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

    26 June 2025 · IntroReferral

  17. Introduced in House

    26 June 2025 · IntroReferral

  18. Introduced in House

    26 June 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

3 cosponsors

Sponsor

Republican:Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]SD

Cosponsors

  • Democrat267%
  • Republican133%

Classification

Policy area

Transportation and Public Works

Legislative subjects

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesCompetition and antitrustComputer security and identity theftComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightFederal Maritime CommissionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsMarine and inland water transportationNavigation, waterways, harbors

Committees

2

  • Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

    House · Standing

    • Referred To26 Jun 2025
    • Discharged from17 Sept 2025
    • Markup By17 Sept 2025
    • Reported By12 Dec 2025

    • Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee

      • Referred to27 Jun 2025

  • Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

    Senate · Standing

    • Referred To16 Dec 2025

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