# 117-hr-3873: Open America’s Ports Act

117-hr-3873, Open America’s Ports Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-3873
- Congress: 117
- Title: Open America’s Ports Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Introduced: 2021-06-14
- Sponsor: Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Open America's Ports Act This bill allows foreign vessels to transport passengers between U.S. ports and places. (Under current law, such vessels generally must be built in the United States and owned and crewed by U.S. citizens.)

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## Sources
- [117-hr-3873 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3873)

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- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-941: TRANSPLANT Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-941)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-310: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doher…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-310)
- [117-hr-9554: To prohibit the use of Federal funds to negotiate or contribute to internationa…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9554)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3873 (as of 2025-11-18).