Open America’s Ports Act

United States117th CongressHR-3873House of Representatives
Updated: Nov 1, 2022

Summary

Open America's Ports Act This bill allows foreign vessels to transport passengers between U.S. ports and places. (Under current law, such vessels generally must be built in the United States and owned and crewed by U.S. citizens.)

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Timeline

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S-2643: Open America's Ports Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

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  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

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  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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