# 117-hr-6803: Alaska Tourism Restoration Extension Act

117-hr-6803, Alaska Tourism Restoration Extension Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6803
- Congress: 117
- Title: Alaska Tourism Restoration Extension Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Introduced: 2022-02-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Alaska Tourism Restoration Extension Act This bill extends for one year the authority for specified foreign-owned and -flagged cruise ships to transport passengers directly between ports in the states of Washington and Alaska without stopping in Canada. Under current law, these ships cannot transport passengers from one U.S. port to another without stopping in a foreign country. The bill applies to any foreign voyage that begins any date prior to February 28, 2023, on which Canada prohibits a vessel from berthing or docking in Canadian waters of the Pacific Coast due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Related bills

- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 117-hr-3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022
- 117-hr-941: TRANSPLANT Act of 2021
- 117-hr-5681: Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act
- 117-hr-1318: Alaska Tourism Restoration Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-6803 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6803)

## Related
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3076)
- [117-hr-941: TRANSPLANT Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-941)
- [117-hr-5681: Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5681)
- [117-hr-1318: Alaska Tourism Restoration Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1318)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6803 (as of 2025-11-18).