{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-2035","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 2035","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"American Cargo for American Ships Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To amend title 46, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to ensure that all cargoes procured, furnished, or financed by the Department of Transportation are transported on privately-owned commercial vessels of the United States, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To amend title 46, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to ensure that all cargoes procured, furnished, or financed by the Department of Transportation are transported on privately-owned commercial vessels of the United States, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To amend title 46, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to ensure that all cargoes procured, furnished, or financed by the Department of Transportation are transported on privately-owned commercial vessels of the United States, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"American Cargo for American Ships Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"American Cargo for American Ships Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"American Cargo for American Ships Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"American Cargo for American Ships Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"American Cargo for American Ships Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-03-11","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2025-06-09","vote":{"id":"119-2025-h157","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass","title":"American Cargo for American Ships Act","result":"Passed","yea":373,"nay":14,"present":0,"not_voting":44,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll157.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.","date":"2025-06-10"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-03-11","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"American Cargo for American Ships Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill requires 100% of equipment, materials, and commodities procured, furnished, or financed by the Department of Transportation (DOT) and transported on ocean vessels to be transported on U.S.-flagged commercial vessels. (Current cargo preference laws require that a minimum percentage of federally financed ocean cargo be transported on U.S.-flagged commercial vessels. For civilian agencies and agricultural cargo, the minimum is generally 50%.)"},{"k":"p","t":"Specifically, the bill imposes the requirement on DOT (for cargo it contracts for or procures for itself) and recipients of DOT funding (for cargo DOT has financed with federal funds or advanced funds for the recipient to obtain). As under current cargo preference laws, the requirement applies to the extent those vessels are available at fair and reasonable rates for U.S.-flagged commercial vessels, in a manner that will ensure fair and reasonable participation of U.S.-flagged commercial vessels by geographic area."}],"words":148},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends title 46, United States Code, to direct that cargo procured, furnished, or financed by the Department of Transportation be shipped on privately-owned commercial vessels of the United States.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2035/text/eh#H43AECBE498BA4AA6BF46657A98BCC831"}]},"core_areas":["Cargo preference for Department of Transportation cargo shipped on ocean vessels"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Amends section 55305(a) of title 46, United States Code, so that its existing cargo requirement applies except as provided in a new subsection (c).","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2035/text/eh#H43AECBE498BA4AA6BF46657A98BCC831"}},{"text":"Adds a new subsection (c) to section 55305 covering cargo the Department of Transportation obtains for its own account or finances with Federal funds, advances, or credits.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2035/text/eh#H43AECBE498BA4AA6BF46657A98BCC831"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary of Transportation or the recipient of the financing to take steps necessary and practicable to ensure that 100 percent of the gross tonnage of covered cargo that may be transported on ocean vessels goes on privately-owned commercial vessels of the United States.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2035/text/eh#H43AECBE498BA4AA6BF46657A98BCC831"}},{"text":"Computes the 100 percent figure separately for dry bulk carriers, dry cargo liners, and tankers.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2035/text/eh#H43AECBE498BA4AA6BF46657A98BCC831"}},{"text":"Applies the requirement to the extent such vessels are available at fair and reasonable rates, in a manner that ensures fair and reasonable participation of United States commercial vessels by geographic areas.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2035/text/eh#H43AECBE498BA4AA6BF46657A98BCC831"}},{"text":"Redesignates existing subsections (c) through (f) of section 55305 as subsections (d) through (g).","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2035/text/eh#H43AECBE498BA4AA6BF46657A98BCC831"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2025-06-09","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2035/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-29","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2035","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2035/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-2035.png","v":"a33d691008cd","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 2035, 119th Congress: American Cargo for American Ships Act. House: 373 Yea, 14 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 9 Jun 2025."}}