Senate Bill 1640
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Protecting Access to American Products Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 13, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1640
Congress
117
Policy Area
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation and Public Works
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of transportation modes and conveyances, including funding and safety matters; Coast Guard; infrastructure development; travel and tourism. Measures concerning water resources and navigation projects may fall under Water Resources Development policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Protecting Access to American Products 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 to be built in the Unites States, at least 75% owned by U.S. citizens, and mostly crewed by U.S. citizens.
Specifically, the bill requires the head of a federal agency to
- temporarily waive Jones Act requirements upon request if there is no product carrier that meets such requirements and a good faith effort was made to locate a product carrier that complies with such requirements,
- approve or deny a waiver within 60 days after receiving a request, and
- notify Congress of any request it receives for a temporary waiver.
May 13, 2021
05/13/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
05/13/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 8:12:35 PM