3.0.0 8996 2023-01-11T13:43:58Z 2023-09-05T17:28:05Z House HR 2020-12-17 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 214 (Thursday, December 17, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. AMASH:H.R. 8996.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H7259]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Referred to 2020-12-18T15:06:04Z Referred to 2020-12-17T17:03:35Z 2020-12-18 hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Committee 2020-12-17 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2020-12-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000367 Rep. Amash, Justin [L-MI-3] Justin Amash L MI 3 N Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Aquaculture Buy American requirements Licensing and registrations Marine and inland water transportation Navigation, waterways, harbors Transportation and Public Works 00 2020-12-17 Introduced in House 2022-03-16T16:12:52Z Jones Act Repeal Act

This bill repeals 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.

]]> Jones Act Repeal Act Display Title Jones Act Repeal Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Jones Act Repeal Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend title 46, United States Code, to repeal provisions relating to transportation by water that are popularly known as the Jones Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8996ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8996ih.xml 2020-12-18 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.