US Congress House Bill 3966 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 14-1)
Status: Introduced on October 5 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-10-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Puerto Rico Humanitarian Relief Act This bill revises coastwise laws, commonly known as the Jones Act, that govern domestic transportation of merchandise or passengers by vessels. The Jones Act requires vessels transporting merchandise or passengers between Puerto Rico and other U.S. ports be built in the United States, at least 75% owned by U.S. citizens, and mostly crewed by U.S. citizens. The bill exempts for five years vessels transporting merchandise between Puerto Rico and other U.S. ports from Jones Act requirements. The Government Accountability Office must report the economic impact of this bill on Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico Humanitarian Relief Act

Rep. Gary Palmer [R-AL]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Andy Biggs [R-AZ]	Rep. Dave Brat [R-VA]
Rep. Karen Handel [R-GA]	Rep. Mark Sanford [R-SC]	Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA]	Rep. Ken Buck [R-CO]
Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]	Rep. Barry Loudermilk [R-GA]	Rep. Warren Davidson [R-OH]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]
Rep. Roger Williams [R-TX]	Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI]	Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-10-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
2017-10-05	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-10-05	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-10-05	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3966/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3966/BILLS-115hr3966ih.pdf