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HR 3873
Open America’s Ports Act
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Bill overview
Open America's Ports Act This bill allows foreign vessels to transport passengers between U.S. ports and places. (Under current law, such vessels generally must be built in the United States and owned and crewed by U.S. citizens.)
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Tom McClintock
HouseCARepublicanDistrict 4
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