3.0.0 3966 2023-01-11T13:38:28Z 2023-01-11T13:38:28Z House HR 2017-10-05 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 160 (Thursday, October 5, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PALMER:H.R. 3966.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2--The Congress shall havePower to dispose of and make allneedful Rules and Regulationsrespecting the Territory or the other Property belonging tothe United States . . . ''[Page H7888]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Referred to 2017-10-06T19:00:30Z Referred to 2017-10-05T13:01:30Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-10-05T13:01:35Z 2017-10-06 hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Committee 2017-10-05 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2017-10-05 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2017-10-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-10-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000609 Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] Gary Palmer R AL J. 6 N V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 2017-10-05 True B001302 Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] Andy Biggs R AZ 5 2017-10-05 True B001290 Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7] Dave Brat R VA 7 2017-10-05 True H001078 Rep. Handel, Karen C. [R-GA-6] Karen Handel R GA C. 6 2017-10-12 False S000051 Rep. Sanford, Mark [R-SC-1] Mark Sanford R SC 1 2017-10-23 False R000409 Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48] DANA ROHRABACHER R CA 48 2017-10-24 False B001297 Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] Ken Buck R CO 4 2017-10-24 False B001274 Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] Mo Brooks R AL 5 2017-10-25 False L000583 Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] Barry Loudermilk R GA 11 2017-10-25 False D000626 Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] Warren Davidson R OH 8 2017-10-25 False P000599 Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] Bill Posey R FL 8 2017-10-25 False W000816 Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] Roger Williams R TX 25 2017-10-26 False B001293 Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8] Mike Bishop R MI 8 2017-11-02 False C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 2017-11-06 False Transportation and Public Works Caribbean area Congressional oversight Disaster relief and insurance Economic performance and conditions Food supply, safety, and labeling Government studies and investigations Inflation and prices Licensing and registrations Marine and inland water transportation Navigation, waterways, harbors Public utilities and utility rates Puerto Rico Transportation costs Transportation and Public Works 00 2017-10-05 Introduced in House 2018-11-19T21:58:57Z Puerto Rico Humanitarian Relief 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 requires 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.

The bill exempts for five years vessels transporting merchandise between Puerto Rico and other U.S. ports from Jones Act requirements.

The Government Accountability Office must report the economic impact of this bill on Puerto Rico.

]]> Puerto Rico Humanitarian Relief Act Display Title Puerto Rico Humanitarian Relief Act Short Titles as Introduced Puerto Rico Humanitarian Relief Act Official Title as Introduced To provide that provisions of title 46, United States Code, popularly known as the Jones Act and relating to carriage of passenger and merchandise in coastwise trade shall not apply for 5 years with respect to such carriage to and from Puerto Rico. Introduced in House 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3966ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3966ih.xml 2017-10-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.