Close Agency Loopholes to the Jones Act
Summary
Close Agency Loopholes to the Jones Act This bill eliminates several administrative exemptions to, and interpretations of, the Jones Act as enforced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The Jones Act requires that vessels transporting cargo domestically must be U.S.-built and generally owned and crewed by U.S. citizens.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Dec 14, 2022
Last action Dec 15, 2022
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Committee
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Dec 15, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
lower
Dec 14, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
lower
Dec 14, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Garamendi
DDemocratic
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