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H.R. 4839 119th Congress House

Merchant Marine Allies Partnership Act

Official title: To allow the Secretary of Transportation to authorize vessels documented in allied foreign countries, owned by nationals of allied foreign countries, or crewed… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To allow the Secretary of Transportation to authorize vessels documented in allied foreign countries, owned by nationals of allied foreign countries, or crewed by allied foreign countries to engage in certain coastwise trade, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 1, 2025 Introduced by: Ed Case Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Aug 2, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Aug 1, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Aug 1, 2025
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E747)
Aug 1, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4839: Merchant Marine Allies Partnership Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4839/
MLA
"H.R. 4839: Merchant Marine Allies Partnership Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4839/.
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H.R. 4839, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4839/.
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[H.R. 4839: Merchant Marine Allies Partnership Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4839/)
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