To require the Commandant of the Coast Guard and 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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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Commandant of the Coast Guard and the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to make certain determinations in enforcing the Jones Act, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Trade, Immigration.
Who Benefits and How
workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HBDBD46EE31444277910274136CE573D5: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Close Agency Loopholes to the Jones Act of 2023.
- Section H999A893E2562404EAA89FE4773238B28: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: In 1920, Congress enacted the Merchant Marine Act (chapters 121 and 551 of title 46, United States Code), commonly...
- Section H8C6A4003801F4EFDA24671D61B2441B5: 3. Precluding exemptions from Jones Act requirements for certain foreign vessels The Secretary may not provide any exemption from the requirements of chapters...
- Section H4B16F75C32324EEFAAF3700284FD875A: 4. Oceanographic research vessels In enforcing chapter 551 of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary may not determine that a vessel engaging in...
- Section H3EE1BE23598B4C71A6FBB831370D810F: 5. U.S. Customs and Border Protection rulings In enforcing chapter 551 of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary may not apply an interpretation of the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Commandant of the Coast Guard and the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to make certain determinations in enforcing the Jones Act, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Key Policy Areas
Labor, Trade, Immigration
Primary Purpose
This bill, To require the Commandant of the Coast Guard and the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to make certain determinations in enforcing the Jones Act, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in …
Mr. Garamendi introduced the following bill
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_labor"
- → Secretary of Labor
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
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