HR 3873
117th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Citizenship and naturalization
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
Licensing and registrations
Marine and inland water transportation
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Transportation employees
Visas and passports
Open America’s Ports Act
Introduced: June 14, 2021
Introduced by:
McClintock, Tom
Republican
· California
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Jun 15, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Jun 14, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 14, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Open America's Ports Act
This bill allows foreign vessels to transport passengers between U.S. ports and places. (Under current law, such vessels generally must be built in the United States and owned and crewed by U.S. citizens.)
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.