# 119-hr-666: Noncontiguous Shipping Reasonable Rate Act of 2024

119-hr-666, Noncontiguous Shipping Reasonable Rate Act of 2024, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-666
- Congress: 119
- Title: Noncontiguous Shipping Reasonable Rate Act of 2024
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Benchmarks domestic noncontiguous ocean freight rates to international indexes with a 10% tolerance.** This bill would amend 49 U.S.C. 13701(d) to define a “reasonable” rate for noncontiguous shipping as a rate within 10 percent of a comparable international ocean rate index that the Federal Maritime Commission recognizes. It names the measure the Noncontiguous Shipping Reasonable Rate Act of 2024 and establishes that FMC-recognized international rate indices serve as the comparator standard for reasonableness.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New benchmark for Alaska, Hawaii, and territories shipping rates: benefit, low. If enacted, ocean shipping rates to Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and other U.S. territories would be judged against an index. A rate would be considered reasonable only if it is within 10 percent of a comparable international rate the Federal Maritime Commission recognizes. This would mainly affect…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3718: Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-666 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/666)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3718: Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3718)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-666 (as of 2026-04-21).