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HR 5500 116th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Licensing and registrations Marine and inland water transportation Navigation, waterways, harbors

Noncontiguous Shipping Competition Act

Introduced: December 19, 2019 Introduced by: Case, Ed Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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Became law
Dec 20, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Dec 19, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Dec 19, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1628-1629)
Dec 19, 2019
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Noncontiguous Shipping Competition Act

This bill revises 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, be at least 75% owned by U.S. citizens, and be mostly crewed by U.S. citizens.

The bill exempts carriage on a route in noncontiguous trade from Jones Act requirements unless (1) at least three owners or operators of certain coastwise vessels regularly operate such a vessel on the route, (2) each of such owners or operators transports at least 20% of the volume of goods on that route, and (3) none of such owners or operators are under common ownership.

What's happening now December 20, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

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