# House approves bill to boost US competitiveness with China | 2022-02-04 | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> The House narrowly passed the America COMPETES Act 222-210, including the Ocean Shipping Reform Act amendment that would bar carriers from refusing to load US agricultural containers. The bill now needs reconciliation with the Senate version before it can become law.

- Date: 2022-02-04 · published 2022-02-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42701-house-approves-bill-to-boost-us-competitiveness-with-china-2022-02-04-agri
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Ocean shipping reform could ease container access for US agricultural exporters to Asia, modestly supporting export logistics, though passage is not yet final.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: neutral

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/17162-house-approves-bill-to-boost-us-competitiveness-with-china

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