HR6140-118

Reported

To facilitate access to swiftly transport goods during a publicly announced state of emergency situation.

118th Congress Introduced Nov 1, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To facilitate access to swiftly transport goods during a publicly announced state of emergency situation., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Transportation, Healthcare.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H0ED804D20C944334A9B14048298B95AF: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Facilitating Access to Swiftly Transport Goods during a Publicly Announced State of Emergency Situation Act or the...
  • Section H687361D567D94274B38C61BB0D1BB1E9: 2. Study on critical cargo Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall initiate a study to...
  • Section HE1AD4C00CC3C498EBC0869E05DCBD0BF: 3. Pilot program In conducting the study required under section 2, the Secretary may establish 1 or more voluntary pilot programs to test the effectiveness of...
  • Section H21495F8A1B0A495BBCB04AE284CD9715: 4. Savings clause Nothing in this Act shall be construed to interfere with or supersede any port labor agreements.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To facilitate access to swiftly transport goods during a publicly announced state of emergency situation., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Transportation, Healthcare

Primary Purpose

This bill, To facilitate access to swiftly transport goods during a publicly announced state of emergency situation., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Transportation Healthcare

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Nov 26, 2024

Additional sponsors: Mr. Carson, Mr. Edwards, Mrs. González-Colón, Ms. Davids …

Nov 26, 2024

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …

Nov 1, 2023

Mr. Ezell (for himself, Mr. Garamendi, and Mr. Balderson) introduced …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Transportation Healthcare
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_transportation"
→ Secretary of Transportation
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

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