S. 1894 · 115th Congress
A bill to exempt Puerto Rico from the coastwise laws of the United States (commonly known as the "Jones Act").
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This bill revises the coastwise laws, commonly known as the Jones Act, that govern domestic transportation of merchandise or passengers by vessels. The Jones Act requires that vessels transporting merchandise or passengers between Puerto Rico and other U.S. ports be built in the United States, at least 75% owned by U.S. citizens, and mostly crewed by U.S.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Sep 28, 2017
This bill revises the coastwise laws, commonly known as the Jones Act, that govern domestic transportation of merchandise or passengers by vessels. The Jones Act requires that vessels transporting merchandise or passengers between Puerto Rico and other U.S. ports be built in the United States, at least 75% owned by U.S. citizens, and mostly crewed by U.S. citizens. Jones Act requirements are currently waived with respect to vessels transporting passengers between Puerto Rico and U.S. ports. This bill permanently exempts vessels transporting merchandise between Puerto Rico and other U.S. ports from those requirements.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: A bill to exempt Puerto Rico from the coastwise laws of the United States (commonly known as the "Jones Act").
Latest action (Oct 2, 2017): Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 232.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Sep 28, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.