Introduced:
Jan 23, 2025
Policy Area:
Transportation and Public Works
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Feb 4, 2025
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E90-91)
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Jan 23, 2025
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<p><strong>Noncontiguous Shipping Competition Act </strong></p><p>This bill revises coastwise laws, commonly known as the Jones Act, that govern domestic transportation of merchandise or passengers by vessels.</p><p>The Jones Act generally requires that a vessel transporting merchandise or passengers from one U.S. point to another U.S. point be (1) built in the United States, (2) at least 75% owned by U.S. citizens, and (3) mostly crewed by U.S. citizens. The act also includes several exemptions and exceptions.</p><p>The bill exempts carriage on a route in noncontiguous trade from Jones Act requirements unless (1) at least three owners or operators of coastwise qualified vessels regularly operate such a vessel on the route, (2) each of such owners or operators transports at least 20% of the volume of goods on that route, and (3) none of such owners or operators are under common ownership. (Generally, <em>noncontiguous trade</em> is trade between two U.S. points where at least one of the points is in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or an insular territory or U.S. possession.)</p>
Actions (5)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E90-91)
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: B00100
Feb 4, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H11000
Jan 24, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Jan 23, 2025
Subjects (1)
Transportation and Public Works
(Policy Area)
Cosponsors (2)
(D-NY)
Aug 1, 2025
Aug 1, 2025
(R-GU)
Jan 23, 2025
Jan 23, 2025
Full Bill Text
Length: 1,840 characters
Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Jan 23, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 6:15 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 665 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 665
To amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt certain noncontiguous
trade from the coastwise laws.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 23, 2025
Mr. Case (for himself and Mr. Moylan) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt certain noncontiguous
trade from the coastwise laws.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 665 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 665
To amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt certain noncontiguous
trade from the coastwise laws.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 23, 2025
Mr. Case (for himself and Mr. Moylan) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt certain noncontiguous
trade from the coastwise laws.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Noncontiguous Shipping Competition
Act''.
SEC. 2.
COASTWISE LAWS.
Section 55101
(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph
(2) , by striking ``or'' after the
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph
(3) , by striking the period and inserting
``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``
(4) carriage on a route in noncontiguous trade (as that
term is defined in
(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph
(2) , by striking ``or'' after the
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph
(3) , by striking the period and inserting
``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``
(4) carriage on a route in noncontiguous trade (as that
term is defined in
section 53501), unless--
``
(A) at least three owners or operators of
coastwise qualified vessels (as that term is defined in
``
(A) at least three owners or operators of
coastwise qualified vessels (as that term is defined in
(A) at least three owners or operators of
coastwise qualified vessels (as that term is defined in
section 55108
(a) ) regularly operate such a vessel on
such route;
``
(B) each of such owners or operators transports
at least 20 percent of the volume of goods on that
route; and
``
(C) none of such owners or operators are under
common ownership.
(a) ) regularly operate such a vessel on
such route;
``
(B) each of such owners or operators transports
at least 20 percent of the volume of goods on that
route; and
``
(C) none of such owners or operators are under
common ownership.''.
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