To amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt certain vessels transporting crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, and liquified natural gas between a port in Hawaii and another port in the United States from Jones Act vessel requirements for the duration of any ban on the transportation of crude oil or petroleum products from the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-6974
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
Introduced: 2022-03-08
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Buy American requirements

Energy

Europe

Hawaii

Marine and inland water transportation

Navigation, waterways, harbors

Oil and gas

Russia

Trade restrictions
Latest action: action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-03-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill revises coastwise laws, commonly known as the Jones Act, to temporarily allow foreign vessels that are not Russian to transport oil, liquefied natural gas, and related products between a port in Hawaii and another U.S. port. The Jones Act requires that vessels transporting cargo domestically must be U.S.-built and generally owned and crewed by U.S. citizens.</p> <p>Foreign vessels may transport petroleum crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, and liquefied natural gas between Hawaii and other U.S. ports while there is a ban on transporting such products from Russia. However, the bill does not apply to Russian-flagged vessels or vessels that are owned by a Russian national or the Russian government.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6974 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 8, 2022 Mr. Case introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt certain vessels transporting crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, and liquified natural gas between a port in Hawaii and another port in the United States from Jones Act vessel requirements for the duration of any ban on the transportation of crude oil or petroleum products from the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.

1. Exception for transportation of crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, and liquified natural gas between Hawaii and other ports in the United States (a) In general Chapter 551 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 55124. Exception for transportation of crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, and liquified natural gas between Hawaii and other ports in the United States. (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a vessel may transport crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, and liquified natural gas between a port in Hawaii and another port in the United States. (b) Applicability Subsection (a) shall apply for the duration of any period in which there exists a ban on the transportation of crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, and liquified natural gas from the Russian Federation. (c) Certain vessels excluded Subsection (a) shall not apply to— (1) a vessel that is owned, in whole or in part, by— (A) a Russian national; or (B) the government of the Russian Federation; or (2) a Russian-flagged vessel. . (b) Clerical amendment The analysis for chapter 551 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 55124. Exception for transportation of crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, and liquified natural gas between Hawaii and other ports in the United States. .