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H.R. 9548

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To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to make certain determinations in enforcing the Jones Act, and for other purposes.
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Committee
Congress
117th (2021–2023)
Introduced
December 14, 2022
Cosponsors (0)
None
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Close Agency Loopholes to the Jones Act This bill eliminates several administrative exemptions to, and interpretations of, the Jones Act as enforced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The Jones Act requires that vessels transporting cargo domestically must be U.S.-built and generally owned and crewed by U.S. citizens.

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