United States Mail Cargo Preference Act of 1985
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United States Mail Cargo Preference Act of 1985 - Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to require the Postal Service to contract with U.S. registered vessels for international sea transportation of mail. Requires rate charges for such transportation to comply with the Shipping Act of 1984. Authorizes competitive bidding for such contracts and limits such contracts to a one year duration. Prohibits the Postal Service from contracting with vessels based on cargo container size, unless necessary.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on March 25, 1985. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
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The record's latest action, on April 4, 1985: Executive Comment Requested from OMB, US Postal Service.
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In the 99th Congress (1985-86), 666 of the 9,885 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 6.7 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one has no outstanding steps listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
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.
Who is behind it?
HELEN BENTLEY (R-MD) introduced it on March 25, 1985. No cosponsors are recorded.
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.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on March 25, 1985, 15192 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 15182 days ago, on April 4, 1985.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 99th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1987 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- HouseExecutive Comment Requested from OMB, US Postal Service.
- SenateNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action