Protecting Jobs in American Ports Act

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Jul 30, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Jul 30, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 10000

Jul 30, 2025

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Transportation and Public Works (Policy Area)

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Introduced in Senate

Jul 30, 2025

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2535 Introduced in Senate

(IS) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2535

To enable passenger vessels that were not built in the United States to
receive coastwise endorsement, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 30, 2025

Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To enable passenger vessels that were not built in the United States to
receive coastwise endorsement, and for other purposes.

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 ``Protecting Jobs in American Ports
Act''.

SEC. 2.

(a) In General.--

Section 12112 (a) (2) (B) of title 46, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in clause (ii) , by striking ``; or'' and inserting a semicolon; (2) in clause (iii) , by striking ``; and'' and inserting ``; or''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: `` (iv) is a vessel that transports passengers between ports or places in the United States to which the coastwise laws apply, either directly or via a foreign port; and''.

(a)

(2)
(B) of title 46, United States
Code, is amended--

(1) in clause
(ii) , by striking ``; or'' and inserting a
semicolon;

(2) in clause
(iii) , by striking ``; and'' and inserting
``; or''; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:
``
(iv) is a vessel that transports passengers
between ports or places in the United States to which
the coastwise laws apply, either directly or via a
foreign port; and''.

(b) Conforming Amendment.--

Section 12121 of title 46, United States Code, is repealed.

Code, is repealed.
(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in the amendments made by this
section shall be construed to exempt a vessel that transports
passengers between ports or places in the United States to which the
coastwise laws apply, either directly or via a foreign port, from any
applicable law of the United States except as explicitly provided in
such amendments.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2535 Introduced in Senate

    (IS) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2535

To enable passenger vessels that were not built in the United States to 
 receive coastwise endorsement, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 July 30, 2025

 Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
 referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

To enable passenger vessels that were not built in the United States to 
 receive coastwise endorsement, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Jobs in American Ports 
Act''.

SEC. 2. COASTWISE ENDORSEMENT FOR PASSENGER VESSELS.

    (a) In General.--

Section 12112

    (a)

    (2)
        (B) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended--

    (1) in clause
            (ii) , by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
 semicolon;

    (2) in clause
            (iii) , by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
 ``; or''; and

    (3) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (iv) is a vessel that transports passengers 
 between ports or places in the United States to which 
 the coastwise laws apply, either directly or via a 
 foreign port; and''.

    (b) Conforming Amendment.--

Section 12121 of title 46, United States 
Code, is repealed.
            (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in the amendments made by this 
section shall be construed to exempt a vessel that transports 
passengers between ports or places in the United States to which the 
coastwise laws apply, either directly or via a foreign port, from any 
applicable law of the United States except as explicitly provided in 
such amendments.
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