Sen. John McCain, a long time advocate to repeal the cabottage laws of the Jones Act, has introduced a bill in the Senate to exempt Puerto Rico from the coastwise trade laws of the Act.

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Senate Bill 1894 was introduced on Sept. 28, 2017 and read the second time on Oct. 2, 2017. The legislation has not yet been referred to committee. Three other Republican members of the Senate (Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, James Lankford of Oklahoma and Jeff Flake of Arizona) are co-sponsors.A copy of the proposed legislation may be found at:https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-115s1894pcs/pdf/BILLS-115s1894pcs.pdfThe legislation may be tracked through the Senate following this link:https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1894/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22S.+1894%22%5D%7D&r=1

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Sen. John McCain, a long time advocate to repeal the cabottage laws of the Jones Act, has introduced a bill in the Senate to exempt Puerto Rico from the coastwise trade laws of the Act.

Companion Bill to Exempt Puerto Rico From Coastwise Trade Laws Introduced in the House

HOGGING THE PIG IRON: 5TH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS GRANTS LOUISIANA NON-RESIDENT ATTACHMENT TO ESTABLISH QUASI IN REM JURISDICTION