Open America's Waters Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3940 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3940 To repeal the Jones Act restrictions on coastwise trade, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 12, 2025 Mr. McClintock introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To repeal the Jones Act restrictions on coastwise trade, 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 ``Open America's Waters Act''. SEC. 2. REPEAL OF CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON COASTWISE TRADE. (a) In General.--Section 12112(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``(a) In General.--A coastwise endorsement may be issued for a vessel that qualifies under the laws of the United States to engage in the coastwise trade.''. (b) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days af…