H.R. 2838: Puerto Rico Interstate Commerce Improvement Act of 2013
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H.R. 2838: Puerto Rico Interstate Commerce Improvement Act of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2013-07-25 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-07-25 · official record
- Who proposed it: Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Puerto Rico Interstate Commerce Improvement Act of 2013
Plain summary
Puerto Rico Interstate Commerce Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends federal shipping law to revise coastwise endorsement requirements for certain vessels that transport liquified natural gas or liquified petroleum gas to Puerto Rico from other U.S. ports. Repeals authority to issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for a vessel to transport liquified natural gas or liquified petroleum gas to Puerto Rico from other ports in the United States, if the vessel: (1) is a foreign built vessel that was built before October 19, 1996; or (2) was documented before that date, even if it is placed under a foreign registry and subsequently redocumented for operation. Exempts from coastwise endorsement requirements self-propelled vessels that transport bulk cargo, including liquified natural gas or liquified petroleum bulk cargo, to Puerto Rico from another U.S. port or from Puerto Rico to another U.S. port.
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Official text
Puerto Rico Interstate Commerce Improvement Act of 2013
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr2838.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr2838 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113