Protecting Jobs in American Ports Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2535 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2535 To enable passenger vessels that were not built in the United States to receive coastwise endorsement, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 30, 2025 Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To enable passenger vessels that were not built in the United States to receive coastwise endorsement, 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 ``Protecting Jobs in American Ports Act''. SEC. 2. COASTWISE ENDORSEMENT FOR PASSENGER VESSELS. (a) In General.--Section 12112(a)(2)(B) of title 46, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a semicolon; (2) in clause (iii), by striking ``…