Shipping containers are stacked at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, Calif., on Nov. 17, 2021. Congestion at U.S. ports has caused supply chain disruptions, driving up prices and leading to a growing shortage of goods.
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Shipping containers are stacked at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, Calif., on Nov. 17, 2021. Congestion at U.S. ports has caused supply chain disruptions, driving up prices and leading to a growing shortage of goods.
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Bipartisan legislation that aims to help tackle supply chain woes that have wreaked havoc on the U.S. economy is inching closer to President Biden’s desk.
The Ocean Shipping Reform Act was approved unanimously in the Senate chamber on Thursday after a version was approved in the House late last year. It aims to ease shipping backlogs by addressing challenges at U.S. ports, supporters said.
Minnesota Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar and South Dakota Republican Sen. John Thune led the bipartisan bill that had 29 cosponsors in the upper chamber. It was passed unanimously by voice vote.
“This is the beginning, but it’s also tacking one of those thorny problems, Klobuchar said. “I think it is an example of how the solutions on the supply chain — there are many — and this is just one industry” with more to address.
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