# 116-hr-6558: Landing Pass Extension Act of 2020

116-hr-6558, Landing Pass Extension Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6558
- Congress: 116
- Title: Landing Pass Extension Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-04-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Landing Pass Extension Act of 2020 This bill allows a qualified alien crew member of a vessel to obtain a permit to land temporarily in the United States for up to 180 days, where currently such permits generally do not allow for stays exceeding 29 days. Specifically, an immigration officer may grant a crew member a 180-day landing permit if the officer is satisfied that the crew member (1) intends to depart within the prescribed period on a vessel other than the vessel the crew member arrived on, and (2) will perform ship-to-ship cargo transfer operations to or from a vessel engaged in foreign trade.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] (R-LA), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5] (R-LA), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-8768: Keeping America's Energy Resources Moving Act of 2020
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-6558 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6558)

## Related
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-8768: Keeping America's Energy Resources Moving Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8768)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1865)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6558 (as of 2025-11-18).