Alaska Tourism Restoration Act
- Last Action
- 5/17/2021
Actions
- 2021-05-17Held at the desk.
- 2021-05-17Received in the House.
- 2021-05-17Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 2021-05-13Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2510)
- 2021-05-13Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2510)
- 2021-05-13Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2510-2512)
- 2021-05-13Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- 2021-05-13Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- 2021-03-04Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 2021-03-04Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-13 (55)
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).
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).
Cosponsors (1)
- Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
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
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