S. 2535 119th Congress Senate

Protecting Jobs in American Ports Act

Official title: A bill to enable passenger vessels that were not built in the United States to receive coastwise endorsement, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 30, 2025 Introduced by: Mike Lee Republican · Utah See on congress.gov

Transportation and Public Works

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Jul 30, 2025

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

Jul 30, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2535: Protecting Jobs in American Ports Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2535/

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"S. 2535: Protecting Jobs in American Ports Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2535/.

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S. 2535, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2535/.

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