United States · Bill · S
S. 2729 (100th)
A bill to allow certain foreign-flag vessels to carry passengers among ports in Alaska and between points in Alaska and Seattle, Washington.
Introduced
10 August 1988
Last action
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Status
Subcommittee on Merchant Marine. Hearings held.
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Subjects
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14 January 2025
Summary
Declares that, notwithstanding provisions prohibiting the transportation of passengers between points in the United States in foreign vessels, passengers may be transported in foreign flag vessels between points in Alaska and between points in Alaska and Seattle, Washington, subject to exception. States that, for this Act, the term "foreign flag vessels" does not apply to Canadian vessels authorized to operate under specified provisions.
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1 official file
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 10 August 1988
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2729
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/100/s/2729