3.0.0 665 2025-08-02T08:05:26Z 2025-08-02T08:05:26Z House H HR 2025-01-23 119 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 14 (Thursday, January 23, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. CASE:H.R. 665.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Section 8 of article 1 of the Constitution[Page H388]</pre> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Referred to 2025-01-24T15:40:22Z Referred To 2025-01-23T15:00:05Z 2025-02-04 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E90-91) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2025-01-24 hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Committee 2025-01-23 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2025-01-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-01-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] Ed Case D HI 1 N M001219 Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU] James Moylan R GU C. 0 2025-01-23 True T000486 Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] Ritchie Torres D NY 15 2025-08-01 False Transportation and Public Works Transportation and Public Works 2025-02-26T18:51:52Z

00 2025-01-23 Introduced in House 2025-07-03T14:58:57Z <p><strong>Noncontiguous Shipping Competition Act </strong></p><p>This bill revises coastwise laws, commonly known as the Jones Act, that govern domestic transportation of merchandise or passengers by vessels.</p><p>The Jones&nbsp;Act generally requires that a vessel transporting merchandise or passengers&nbsp;from one U.S. point to another U.S. point be (1) built in the United States, (2)&nbsp;at least 75% owned by U.S. citizens, and (3) mostly crewed by U.S. citizens. The act also includes several exemptions and exceptions.</p><p>The bill exempts carriage on a route in noncontiguous trade from Jones Act requirements unless (1) at least three owners or operators of coastwise qualified vessels regularly operate such a vessel on the route, (2) each of such owners or operators transports at least 20% of the volume of goods on that route, and (3) none of such owners or operators are under common ownership.&nbsp;(Generally, <em>noncontiguous trade</em> is trade between two U.S. points where at least one of the points is in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or an insular territory or U.S. possession.)</p>

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