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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 See on congress.gov
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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
Introduced in House
Dec 14, 2022
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1293)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 December 15, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9548: Close Agency Loopholes to the Jones Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9548/
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"H.R. 9548: Close Agency Loopholes to the Jones Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9548/.
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H.R. 9548, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9548/.
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