S. 2011: Clean Ports Act of 2011
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S. 2011: Clean Ports Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-12-16 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-12-16 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Clean Ports Act of 2011
Plain summary
Clean Ports Act of 2011 - Declares that federal preemption of state and local law relating to a price, route, or service of any motor carrier of property shall not apply to the authority of a state, local government, or the political authority of two or more states to adopt requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities that are reasonably related to the reduction of environmental pollution, traffic congestion, the improvement of highway safety, or the efficient utilization of such port facilities, provided adoption or enforcement of such requirements does not conflict with federal law. Declares that nothing in this Act may be construed to limit the rights reserved to any state or political subdivision of a state under the Clean Air Act.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Clean Ports Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · 5 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] reported raising $3.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s2011.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>
Record fed-us-cong112-s2011 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112