A bill to confer exclusive jurisdiction on the Federal Maritime Commission over certain movements of merchandise by barge in foreign and domestic offshore commerce.

2 steps remain before this bill could become law.

The record's latest action, on December 17, 1974: Provisions inserted in H.R. 12427 as passed Senate.

1. Agreement between the chambers on identical text, if the versions they passed differ
2. The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.

Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.

In the 93rd Congress (1973-74), 651 of the 23,396 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.8 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.

This one is not there yet: 2 steps are still outstanding, listed above.

No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.

A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.

ROBERT LEGGETT (D-CA) introduced it on January 22, 1974, and 1 member has since signed on as a cosponsor.

They are 1 Democrat.

Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.

It was introduced on January 22, 1974, 19224 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 18895 days ago, on December 17, 1974.

Measures do not carry over. Anything the 93rd Congress has not finished by January 3, 1975 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.