United States · Bill · S
S. 1994 (117th)
Protecting Jobs in American Ports Act
Introduced
9 June 2021
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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7 April 2025
Summary
Protecting Jobs in American Ports Act This bill allows a foreign-built vessel that transports passengers between U.S. ports and places to obtain an endorsement that entitles the vessel to engage in coastwise trade. To obtain the endorsement under current law, a vessel that transports passengers between domestic locations generally must be built in the United States.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 9 June 2021
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 9 June 2021
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 9 June 2021
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1994
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/1994