HR 9548
117th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Close Agency Loopholes to the Jones Act
Introduced: December 14, 2022
Introduced by:
Garamendi, John
Democratic
· 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
Dec 15, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Dec 14, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
Dec 14, 2022
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1293)
Dec 14, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Close Agency Loopholes to the Jones Act
This bill eliminates several administrative exemptions to, and interpretations of, the Jones Act as enforced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The Jones Act requires that vessels transporting cargo domestically must be U.S.-built and generally owned and crewed by U.S. citizens.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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