ASAToday for July 3rd, 2025

Senate Passes Ocean Shipping Reform Act The Senate passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA), a bill supported by ASA intended to unlock port bottlenecks that have snarled shipments of many farm commodities. The bill must now be conferenced with the previously-passed House version of OSRA, which is more prescriptive in regulating ocean carriers. Return…

COVID-19 Pandemic Relief Act Congress attempted to reach a bipartisan deal on a pandemic aid package and pass it before they leave town this Thursday for a two-week recess. The White House request for $22.5 billion in new funding for COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics and testing was whittled down to about $10 billion after a round…