S 694
116th Congress
Senate
Transportation and Public Works
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Coast guard
Department of Homeland Security
Licensing and registrations
Marine and inland water transportation
Transportation safety and security
Open America's Waters Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Open America's Waters Act of 2019
This bill repeals certain limitations on the types of vessels that may engage in coastwise trade, which is the domestic transportation of merchandise or passengers by vessels.
The bill directs the U.S. Coast Guard to issue regulations that require all vessels permitted to engage in coastwise trade to meet all appropriate safety and security requirements.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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