H.R. 1318 · 117th Congress

Alaska Tourism Restoration Act

Introduced on Feb 24, 2021 by Don Young (R-AK). Became Public Law 117-14.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 117-14
Introduced
Feb 24, 2021
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

To restrict the imposition by the Secretary of Homeland Security of fines, penalties, duties, or tariffs applicable only to coastwise voyages, or prohibit otherwise qualified non-United States citizens from serving as crew, on specified vessels transporting passengers between the State of Washington and the State of Alaska, to address a Canadian cruise ship ban and the extraordinary impacts of the COVID–19 pandemic on Alaskan communities, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Alaska
  • Canada
  • Cardiovascular and respiratory health
  • Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Infectious and parasitic diseases
  • Marine and inland water transportation
  • Transportation employees
  • Transportation safety and security
  • Travel and tourism
  • Washington State

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, May 24, 2021). Public domain.

Alaska Tourism Restoration Act

This bill temporarily allows specific foreign-owned and foreign-flagged cruise ships to transport passengers directly between ports in the states of Washington and Alaska without stopping in Canada. Under current law, these ships cannot transport passengers from one U.S. port to another without stopping in a foreign country.

The bill deems a round trip voyage between ports in the states of Washington and Alaska as a foreign voyage if (1) during the voyage, the operators of such voyage send U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Canada Border Services Agency an email containing the names of each alien crew member with a valid nonimmigrant work visa; and (2) the voyage begins not later than February 28, 2022. The operators of these voyages must also retain a COVID-19 Conditional Sailing Certificate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and operate in accordance with CDC restrictions associated with the certificate.

Authority to conduct these voyages shall terminate on March 31, 2022, or when Canada lifts its COVID-related restrictions, whichever occurs first. Voyages may not occur during any period for which the CDC has issued an order to suspend cruise ship operations.

The bill also directs the Department of Transportation to require, through regulations, the installation of automated external defibrillators on passenger vessels (including cruise ships), among other requirements.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Don YoungR-AKSponsor

No cosponsors.

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Feb 24, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Feb 24, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Feb 24, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  4. Feb 25, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
  5. May 20, 2021 · HouseMr. DeFazio asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
  6. May 20, 2021Committee on Transportation discharged.
  7. May 20, 2021 · HouseCommittee on Transportation discharged.
  8. May 20, 2021 · HouseConsidered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H2632-2633)
  9. May 20, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H2632)
  10. May 20, 2021 · HouseOn passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H2632)
  11. May 20, 2021 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  12. May 20, 2021Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3186-3187)
  13. May 20, 2021 · SenateReceived in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3186-3187)
  14. May 20, 2021 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  15. May 24, 2021Presented to President.
  16. May 24, 2021 · HousePresented to President.
  17. May 24, 2021Signed by President.
  18. May 24, 2021Signed by President.
  19. May 24, 2021Became Public Law No: 117-14.
  20. May 24, 2021Became Public Law No: 117-14.

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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
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