Maritime Unions Sound Alarm Over Jones Act Waiver Compliance, Foreign Crews and National Security
Nine maritime labor organizations say the Trump administration’s prolonged Jones Act waiver raises serious questions about compliance with federal law, including reporting requirements, immigration restrictions and the use of foreign...
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Nine maritime labor organizations say the Trump administration’s prolonged Jones Act waiver raises serious questions about compliance with federal law, including reporting requirements, immigration restrictions and the use of foreign vessels in domestic commerce.
Nine U.S. maritime labor organizations are raising fresh concerns over the Trump administration’s ongoing Jones Act waiver, warning that foreign-flagged vessels may be conducting domestic voyages without meeting federal reporting requirements and other legal safeguards intended to protect American mariners and national security.
In an October 27 letter to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-Wash.) and Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Ranking Member Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.), the unions questioned whether the waiver complies with restrictions enacted under the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
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