About the bill
Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico and left millions without electricity, as the only Category 5 hurricane to ever strike the territory. But critics say that an obscure law from 1920 prevented disaster relief from being as effective as it could have been.
The Puerto Rico Humanitarian Relief Act would overturn that law.
Context
The law is popularly called the Jones Act, formally named the Merchant Marine Act of 1920. It requires that all goods transported on water between U.S. ports be on American ships, for which both the owners ...
Sponsor and status
- Introduced:
Sep 28, 2017
115th Congress, 2017–2019- Status:
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Died in a previous Congress
This bill was introduced on October 2, 2017, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.
History
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Sep 28, 2017
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Introduced
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Oct 2, 2017
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.
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S. 1894 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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