Open America's Ports Act
USA117th CongressS-2643| Senate
| Updated: 8/5/2021
Mike Lee
Republican Senator
Utah
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Transportation and Public Works
Citizenship and naturalizationForeign laborImmigration status and proceduresLicensing and registrationsMarine and inland water transportationNavigation, waterways, harborsTransportation employees
Open America's Ports Act
USA117th CongressS-2643| Senate
| Updated: 8/5/2021
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
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mike Lee
Republican Senator
Utah
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Transportation and Public Works
Related Bills
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Citizenship and naturalizationForeign laborImmigration status and proceduresLicensing and registrationsMarine and inland water transportationNavigation, waterways, harborsTransportation employees