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Protecting Access to American Products Act

Introduced: June 13, 2019 Introduced by: Lee, Mike Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jun 13, 2019
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Access to American Products 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 vessels transporting merchandise or passengers between Puerto Rico and other U.S. ports to be built in the Unites States, at least 75% owned by U.S. citizens, and mostly crewed by U.S. citizens.)

Specifically, the bill requires the head of a federal agency to

  • temporarily waive Jones Act requirements upon request if (1) there is no product carrier that meets such requirements, and (2) a good faith effort was made to locate a product carrier that complies with such requirements;
  • approve or deny a waiver within 60 days after receiving a request; and
  • notify Congress of any request it receives for a temporary waiver.
What's happening now June 13, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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