HCONRES 65 105th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Armed Forces and National Security Buy American Commerce Dredging Dredging spoil Environmental Protection Fishing boats Foreign Trade and International Finance Hazardous waste disposal Incineration Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine transportation Merchant marine Merchant ships Salvage Shipbuilding Territorial waters Transportation of hazardous substances Tugboats

Expressing the sense of the Congress that section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, popularly known as the Jones Act, and related statutes are critically important components of our Nation's economic and military security and should be fully and strongly supported.

Introduced: April 23, 1997 See on congress.gov

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Jun 27, 1997

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1345)

Apr 23, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on National Security.

Apr 23, 1997

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E724)

Apr 23, 1997

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that certain provisions of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 relating to transportation of merchandise between U.S. points in other than domestically built or rebuilt and documented vessels and to incineration of hazardous waste at sea (those provisions popularly known as the Jones Act) and related statutes are critically important components of our Nation's economic and military security and should be fully and strongly supported.

What's happening now June 27, 1997

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1345)

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