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HR 8768 116th Congress House

Keeping America's Energy Resources Moving Act of 2020

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include aliens passing in transit through the United States to board a vessel on which the alien will perform s… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include aliens passing in transit through the United States to board a vessel on which the alien will perform ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer operations within a class of nonimmigrant aliens, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 17, 2020 Introduced by: Weber, Randy K. Sr. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Immigration Energy storage, supplies, demandImmigration status and proceduresMarine and inland water transportationTransportation employeesVisas and passports
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Latest action November 17, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keeping America's Energy Resources Moving Act of 2020

This bill authorizes an alien crewman to obtain a permit to land in the United States for up to 180 days if, during this period, the crewman will perform ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer operations involving a vessel engaged in foreign trade. Currently, an alien crewman may obtain a permit to land for up to 29 days.

Under this bill, an alien passing in transit through the United States to board a vessel to perform the above-described liquid cargo transfer operations may qualify as a nonimmigrant in transit. (A qualifying nonimmigrant in transit may obtain a transit visa.)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3 Republican 2
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Cloud, Michael
Texas · Nov 17, 2020
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Nov 17, 2020
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Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Nov 17, 2020
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Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Nov 17, 2020
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Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Nov 17, 2020
Olson, Pete
· Nov 17, 2020
Richmond, Cedric
· Nov 17, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8768: Keeping America's Energy Resources Moving Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8768/
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"H.R. 8768: Keeping America's Energy Resources Moving Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8768/.
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H.R. 8768, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8768/.
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