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H.R. 665 119th Congress House

Noncontiguous Shipping Competition Act

Official title: To amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt certain noncontiguous trade from the coastwise laws.

Introduced: January 23, 2025 Introduced by: Ed Case Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works
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Feb 4, 2025
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E90-91)
Jan 24, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Jan 23, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced in House
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E90-91)

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Noncontiguous Shipping Competition Act

This bill revises coastwise laws, commonly known as the Jones Act, that govern domestic transportation of merchandise or passengers by vessels.

The Jones Act generally requires that a vessel transporting merchandise or passengers from one U.S. point to another U.S. point be (1) built in the United States, (2) at least 75% owned by U.S. citizens, and (3) mostly crewed by U.S. citizens. The act also includes several exemptions and exceptions.

The bill exempts carriage on a route in noncontiguous trade from Jones Act requirements unless (1) at least three owners or operators of coastwise qualified vessels regularly operate such a vessel on the route, (2) each of such owners or operators transports at least 20% of the volume of goods on that route, and (3) none of such owners or operators are under common ownership. (Generally, noncontiguous trade is trade between two U.S. points where at least one of the points is in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or an insular territory or U.S. possession.)

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Torres, Ritchie
New York · Aug 1, 2025
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Moylan, James C.
Guam · Jan 23, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 665: Noncontiguous Shipping Competition Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-665/
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"H.R. 665: Noncontiguous Shipping Competition Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-665/.
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H.R. 665, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-665/.
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