McCain Introduces Legislation to Abolish Jones Act

Senator John McCain introduced a bill in Congress on July 13, 2017 entitled the ‘‘Open America’s Waters Act of 2017.’’ The intent is to abolish the coastwise trade restrictions of the 1920 Act. Sen. McCain, a long time critic of the Act, stated in a press release that the amendment would allow "U.S. shippers to purchase affordable foreign-made carriers."A copy of the bill may be found at:https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-115s1561is/pdf/BILLS-115s1561is.pdf