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S 1894 115th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Caribbean area Licensing and registrations Marine and inland water transportation Navigation, waterways, harbors Puerto Rico

A bill to exempt Puerto Rico from the coastwise laws of the United States (commonly known as the "Jones Act").

Introduced: September 28, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Oct 2, 2017
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 232.
Sep 28, 2017
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6228)
Sep 28, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill revises the coastwise laws, commonly known as the Jones Act, that govern domestic transportation of merchandise or passengers by vessels. The Jones Act requires that vessels transporting merchandise or passengers between Puerto Rico and other U.S. ports be built in the United States, at least 75% owned by U.S. citizens, and mostly crewed by U.S. citizens. Jones Act requirements are currently waived with respect to vessels transporting passengers between Puerto Rico and U.S. ports. This bill permanently exempts vessels transporting merchandise between Puerto Rico and other U.S. ports from those requirements.

What's happening now October 2, 2017

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 232.

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Sep 28, 2017
 R
Lee, Mike
Utah · Sep 28, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1894: A bill to exempt Puerto Rico from the coastwise laws of the United States (commonly known as the "Jones Act").. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1894/
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"S. 1894: A bill to exempt Puerto Rico from the coastwise laws of the United States (commonly known as the "Jones Act").." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1894/.
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S. 1894, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1894/.
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