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
- Status:
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Ordered Reported on Oct 2, 2017
The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on October 2, 2017.
- Prognosis:
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2% chance of being enacted according to Skopos Labs (details)
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
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S. 1894 is 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.
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