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S 2818 117th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works

Cruising for Alaska's Workforce Act

Introduced: September 23, 2021 Introduced by: Murkowski, Lisa Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 23, 2021
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Cruising for Alaska's Workforce Act

This bill authorizes foreign vessels that carry more than 1,000 passengers (e.g., cruise ships) to transport passengers between a port in Alaska and another U.S. port, either directly or by way of a foreign port. The authorization generally expires 270 days after a notification that a U.S. vessel offers the same transport.

What's happening now September 23, 2021

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 9118 Identical bill Cruising for Alaska's Workforce Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2818: Cruising for Alaska's Workforce Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2818/
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"S. 2818: Cruising for Alaska's Workforce Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2818/.
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S. 2818, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2818/.
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[S. 2818: Cruising for Alaska's Workforce Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2818/)
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