Affordable Shipping for All Act

Hozzl · 2025-02-11T05:53:21Z

Explore the details of House Bill 380 Affordable Shipping for All Act currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on undefined. Stay informed on legislative developments.

2/11/2025, 5:53 AM

Summary of Bill HR 380

Bill 119 HR 380, also known as the Fair Shipping Prices for Noncontiguous Areas Act, aims to address the issue of unfair shipping prices for areas of the United States that are not connected to the mainland, such as Hawaii and Alaska. The bill seeks to ensure that residents of these noncontiguous areas are not unfairly burdened with exorbitant shipping costs for essential goods and services.

The legislation proposes to establish a framework for determining fair and reasonable shipping prices for these regions, taking into account factors such as distance, transportation costs, and market conditions. It also aims to promote competition among shipping companies to help drive down prices and improve service quality for consumers in noncontiguous areas.

In addition to addressing shipping prices, the bill also includes provisions for improving access to essential goods and services in these regions, such as healthcare, education, and food. It seeks to ensure that residents of noncontiguous areas have equitable access to the same resources and opportunities as those in the mainland United States. Overall, Bill 119 HR 380 is designed to promote fairness and equity in shipping prices for noncontiguous areas of the United States, and to improve access to essential goods and services for residents of these regions. It represents an important step towards addressing the unique challenges faced by these communities and ensuring that they are not unfairly disadvantaged by their geographic location.

Congressional Summary of HR 380

Affordable Shipping for All Act

This bill limits shipping services from excluding service or charging higher prices to noncontiguous areas of the United States.

Specifically, private shipping services (e.g., FedEx) and the U.S. Postal Service are prohibited from charging a higher rate to ship a consumer product or producer good (e.g., raw material) to a noncontiguous area of the United States than they charge to ship the same product to and from a location within the contiguous United States. Under the bill, a noncontiguous area includes Alaska and Hawaii and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States (including Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands).

Additionally, such shipping services may not exclude services to such a noncontiguous location.

Consumer products or producer goods valued at more than $10,000 are exempt from the requirements of this bill.

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Current Status of Bill HR 380

Bill HR 380 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since January 14, 2025. Bill HR 380 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the House on January 14, 2025. Bill HR 380's most recent activity was Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. as of January 14, 2025