HR7587-118

Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking with respect to categorical exclusions of the Maritime Administration, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Mar 7, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking with respect to categorical exclusions of the Maritime Administration, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Government Operations, Environment.

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 H96476EFCA5574887BD9F3C9F35889EF5: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Port Optimization for Responsible Transportation Act.
  • Section H8683ACE13A3C4B3D80687A4512D656EB: 2. Maritime administration Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue a notice of proposed...
  • Section H8264DCE172824313A1082C13D640841C: 3. Federal permitting improvement steering council Section 41001(6)(A)(i)(II) of the FAST Act (42 U.S.C. 4370m(6)(A)(i)(II)) is amended by inserting , except...
  • Section H6B31B2EF66BC47D7B46E8320391A7E60: 4. Build America Buy America Section 54301(a)(11) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (C)Certification of domestic...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking with respect to categorical exclusions of the Maritime Administration, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Key Policy Areas

Transportation, Government Operations, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking with respect to categorical exclusions of the Maritime Administration, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Policy Domains

Transportation Government Operations Environment

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
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
federal implementing agencies:
transportation operators and travelers:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 7, 2024

Mrs. Peltola (for herself and Mr. Rouzer) introduced the following …

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
Transportation Government Operations Environment
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_transportation"
→ Secretary of Transportation

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