HR 4183
Passed a chamber
Authorizes $49.2 million per year for the Federal Maritime Commission for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, and changes how the agency handles shipping exchange complaints, data collection, and advisory committees.
Official title: Federal Maritime Commission Reauthorization Act of 2025
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
26-JUN-2025
Referred
26-JUN-2025
Approved by committee
17-SEP-2025
Reported
12-DEC-2025
On the calendar
12-DEC-2025
Passed
15-DEC-2025
Senate
Received
16-DEC-2025
- Sets the Commission's authorized funding at $49.2 million for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
- Lets any person submit complaints about market manipulation or anticompetitive practices by registered shipping exchanges, and requires the Commission to investigate them.
- Adds to the definition of ocean common carrier, covering carriers tied to certain nonmarket economy countries and to countries on U.S. trade watch or monitoring lists.
- Establishes a 13-member National Port Advisory Committee and restructures the shipper and ocean carrier advisory committees, and requires a rulemaking on data used in containerized freight price indexes.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (12-DEC-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 15-DEC-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (House)
- Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee
- Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee (Senate)
Transportation and Public Works
■ 2 D■ 1 R
2 Democrats
1 Republican