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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

Short Sea Shipping Act of 2009

H.R. 3486Introduced Jul 31, 2009Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Brian Higgins D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 31, 2009 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

52 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 34 Democrats

18 of 52 cosponsors (35%) are from the other party.

Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Dave Camp (R-MI), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Kathleen Dahlkemper (D-PA), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Charles Djou (R-HI), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), John Duncan (R-TN), Bob Filner (D-CA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Gene Green (D-TX), Phil Hare (D-IL), Paul Hodes (D-NH), Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), Steve Kagen (D-WI), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Suzanne Kosmas (D-FL), Frank Kratovil (D-MD), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Steven LaTourette (R-OH), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Christopher Lee (R-NY), Sander Levin (D-MI), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Eric Massa (D-NY), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), John McHugh (R-NY), Michael McMahon (D-NY) and 22 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Higgins.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.