Open America's Waters Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2043 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2043 To repeal the Jones Act restrictions on coastwise trade, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 12, 2025 Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation _______________________________________________________________________ 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…