S4753Referred to Committee
Port Modernization and Supply Chain Protection Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-06-11
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Mike Lee
Republican · UT · Senator
Votes with party: 73.0% (816 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
- Conservative Groups$383k
Full profile: /officials/L000577
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Cosponsors (0)
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No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2026-06-11
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationReferred To · 2026-06-11
Plain-English Summary
The bill would eliminate rules from a 1906 law that require dredging work in U.S. waters to use American-built ships and equipment. This change would allow shipping companies and ports to hire foreign dredging vessels for projects like maintaining shipping channels and removing sediment from waterways, potentially reducing costs but affecting American dredging workers and domestic shipbuilding companies.
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Full Bill Text
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4753 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4753 To repeal the requirements of the Foreign Dredge Act of 1906 with respect to dredging and dredged material. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 11, 2026 Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To repeal the requirements of the Foreign Dredge Act of 1906 with respect to dredging and dredged material. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Port Modernization and Supply Chain Protection Act''. SEC. 2. DREDGING; DREDGED MATERIAL. (a) Repeal.--Section 55109 of title 46, United States Code, is repealed. (b) Excluding Dredged Material From Transportation Requirements.-- Section 55110 of title 46, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in the section heading, by striking ``or dredged material''; and (2) by striking ``or dredged material''. <all>
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