HR6709-118

Introduced

To eliminate certain requirements with respect to dredging and dredged material, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Dec 11, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To eliminate certain requirements with respect to dredging and dredged material, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

transportation operators and travelers 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, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HF27A5A158B654CD0A8418E1EE10A8947: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Incentivizing the Expansion of U.S. Ports Act.
  • Section H5C23979A3BDE42028998040C00AF5689: 2. Dredging; dredged material Section 55109(a)(3) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— by striking or is exempt and inserting , is exempt; and by...

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 eliminate certain requirements with respect to dredging and dredged material, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Key Policy Areas

Transportation

Primary Purpose

This bill, To eliminate certain requirements with respect to dredging and dredged material, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Policy Domains

Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • transportation operators and travelers
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transportation operators and travelers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • transportation operators and travelers
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federal implementing agencies:
transportation operators and travelers:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 11, 2023

Mr. Moylan introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Transportation
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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