Open America's Ports Act
Summary
Open America's Ports Act This bill allows foreign vessels to transport passengers between U.S. ports and places. (Under current law, such vessels generally must be built in the United States and owned and crewed by U.S. citizens.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Aug 5, 2021
Last action Aug 5, 2021
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
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Committee
1
Aug 5, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
upper
Aug 5, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Lee
RRepublican
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