Garamendi is a leader in ocean shipping legislation and helped spearheaded the most significant update to ocean shipping laws for the first time in more than two decades.

The legislation, entitled the “Federal Maritime Commission Act of 2025” was introduced by Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and co-sponsored by Mike Ezell (R-MS), John Garamendi (D-CA), and Salud O.

The Federal Maritime Commission is reviewing a 2020 agreement to determine whether global ocean carriers have overstepped ...