3.0.0 1561 2023-01-11T13:37:06Z 2023-01-11T13:37:06Z Senate S 2017-07-13 115 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-07-13T19:43:34Z 2017-07-13 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4000-4001) IntroReferral 2017-07-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY N L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 2017-09-28 False F000444 Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] JEFF FLAKE R AZ 2018-06-07 False Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Coast guard Department of Homeland Security Licensing and registrations Marine and inland water transportation Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2017-07-13 Introduced in Senate 2019-08-21T21:08:29Z Open America's Waters Act of 2017

This bill eliminates restrictions on coastwise trade under the Jones Act, which governs domestic transportation of merchandise or passengers by vessels.

The bill directs the U.S. Coast Guard to issue regulations that require all vessels permitted to engage in coastwise trade to meet all appropriate safety and security requirements.

]]> Open America's Waters Act of 2017 Display Title Open America's Waters Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to repeal the Jones Act restrictions on coastwise trade, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Open America's Waters Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1561is/xml/BILLS-115s1561is.xml 2017-07-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4000-4001) 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.