3.0.0 5498 2022-10-28T01:46:13Z 2022-10-28T01:46:13Z House HR 2019-12-19 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 206 (Thursday, December 19, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CASE:H.R. 5498.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H12291]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Referred to 2019-12-20T22:23:24Z Referred to 2019-12-19T14:03:40Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-12-19T14:03:45Z 2019-12-20 hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Committee 2019-12-19 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2019-12-19 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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 2019-12-19 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1628-1629) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2019-12-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-12-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] Ed Case D HI 1 N Transportation and Public Works Civil actions and liability Foreign and international corporations Jurisdiction and venue Licensing and registrations Marine and inland water transportation Worker safety and health Transportation and Public Works 00 2019-12-19 Introduced in House 2021-02-23T13:47:34Z Noncontiguous Shipping Relief Act of 2019

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 that vessels transporting merchandise or passengers between Puerto Rico and other U.S. ports be built in the United States, be at least 75% owned by U.S. citizens, and be mostly crewed by U.S. citizens.

The bill exempts foreign-flag vessels transporting merchandise on a route in noncontiguous trade from Jones Act requirements.

The bill sets forth other requirements, including (1) labor standards, (2) minimum requirements for vessels engaging in the transportation of cargo or merchandise in domestic coastwise trade, (3) environmental standards, and (4) requirements for certain non-citizens that irregularly engage in domestic coastwise trade.

]]> Noncontiguous Shipping Relief Act of 2019 Display Title Noncontiguous Shipping Relief Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 46, United States Code, to allow transportation of merchandise in noncontiguous trade on foreign-flag vessels, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Noncontiguous Shipping Relief Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5498ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5498ih.xml 2019-12-20 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.