Search Results: keywords:"jones act"

  • S. 3662 — To repeal the Jones Act restrictions on coastwise trade, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:554

    S. 3662 aims to repeal the Jones Act restrictions on coastwise trade in the United States. The bill proposes amendments to various sections of title 46 of the United States Code, allowing vessels that meet U.S. qualifications to receive a coastwise endorsement. It mandates...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 3662 wants to change the rules so more types of ships can carry goods between places in the United States. It also asks the Coast Guard to make sure these ships are safe, but they have to do it really quickly!

  • S. 4544 — To exempt large cruise ships from certain requirements applicable to passenger vessels, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:738

    S. 4544 proposes to allow large cruise ships, those with 800 or more passenger berths, to be exempt from certain requirements under the Passenger Vessel Services Act (PVSA) and the Jones Act. This means these cruise ships would not have to comply with some domestic...

    Simple Explanation

    This bill lets really big cruise ships, the ones that can fit 800 or more people, skip some rules when traveling between places in the U.S., and it talks about what paperwork workers need to leave the ship for a bit when they stop. But it doesn't change any other laws, unless it says so.

  • S. 4538 — To adjust certain ownership and other requirements for passenger vessels, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:736

    S. 4538, known as the “Open America's Ports Act,” aims to change ownership and operational rules for passenger vessels in the U.S. by repealing the Passenger Vessel Services Act of 1886. It modifies certain sections of the United States Code to allow vessels to transport...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 4538, the “Open America's Ports Act,” is about letting passenger boats travel between U.S. places, even through other countries, with fewer rules. It changes old laws so these boats don't have to meet certain citizenship or Navy rules anymore.

  • S. 4694 — To provide an exemption from certain Jones Act restrictions for vessels that arrive at or depart from the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:272

    S. 4694 allows certain ships to be exempt from specific Jones Act restrictions when they either arrive at or leave the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore. This exemption will last for five years from the date the law is enacted. The bill is introduced to assist in the...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill lets certain ships skip some shipping rules when they visit or leave a special port in Baltimore, hoping to help the city’s economy for the next five years.