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H. Rept. 119-563 1 (2026-03-20)

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                     119TH CONGRESS                                          REPORT
                        2d Session   J HOUSE   OF  REPRESENTATIVES           119-563







                     DEFENDING AMERICAN PROPERTY ABROAD ACT OF 2026



                     MARCH  20, 2026.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
                                       of the Union and ordered to be printed



                          Mr.  GRAVES,  from the Committee   on Transportation  and
                                   Infrastructure, submitted  the following


                                              REPORT

                                            [To accompany H.R. 7084]

                               [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                       The  Committee   on Transportation   and Infrastructure, to whom
                     was referred the  bill (H.R. 7084) to amend  title 46, United States
                     Code, with respect to the types of vessels that may enter or operate
                     in navigable waters  of the United  States or transfer cargo  in any
                     port or place under  the jurisdiction of the United  States, and  for
                     other purposes,   having  considered  the  same,  reports  favorably
                     thereon  with  an  amendment and recommends that the bill as
                     amended  do pass.

                                                  CONTENTS
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                     Purpose of Legislation  .............................................................................................  2
                     Background and Need for Legislation  ....................................................................  3
                     H earings ..................................................................................................................  3
                     Legislative  History  and  Consideration  ..................................................................  4
                     C om m ittee  V otes  .....................................................................................................  4
                     Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations .................. 5
                     New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures ......................................................  5
                     Congressional Budget Office  Cost Estimate   ..........................................................  5
                     Perform ance  Goals  and  Objectives  .........................................................................  6
                     Duplication of Federal Program s  ............................................................................  7
                     Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ...       7
                     Federal M andates  Statem ent  .................................................................................  7
                     Preem ption  Clarification  .........................................................................................  7
                     Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  ..............................................................................  7
                     Applicability  to  Legislative  Branch  ........................................................................  7
                     Section-by-Section  Analysis of the  Legislation  ......................................................  7
                     Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported .................             8
                       The amendment is   as follows:
                       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:
                       69-006