Whitehouse, Cassidy Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Transparency of Shipping Manifests
November 02, 2023
November 02, 2023
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today introduced the Manifest Modernization Act, legislation to shine a light on imports and bring greater transparency to shipping manifests. Under current law, only ocean vessels must publicly disclose manifest information. The senators' bipartisan bill would extend the public disclosure requ . . .
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today introduced the Manifest Modernization Act, legislation to shine a light on imports and bring greater transparency to shipping manifests. Under current law, only ocean vessels must publicly disclose manifest information. The senators' bipartisan bill would extend the public disclosure requ . . .