# 119-hr-6410: Atlantic Coast Shipping Safety Act

119-hr-6410, Atlantic Coast Shipping Safety Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6410
- Congress: 119
- Title: Atlantic Coast Shipping Safety Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-26

## Summary

**This bill would require the Coast Guard to formalize Atlantic Coast shipping safety fairways into regulation, creating nearshore and offshore corridors and complementary port approaches that match the agency's January 19, 2024 proposed rule.** - Mariners and shippers: Would create clearer, official navigation corridors and port approaches along the Atlantic Coast to give more predictable routing for commercial and recreational vessels. - Ports and coastal communities: Would establish designated nearshore and offshore fairways plus complementary port approaches to guide vessel traffic near ports and approaches. - Coast Guard and rulemaking: Directs the Secretary to issue a regulation within one year that applies to the geographic area covered by the proposed rule. The regulation would set minimum widths for designated fairways, with exceptions for connector, cut-across, and cutoff fairways, Traffic Separation Schemes, and precautionary areas, and would take effect on December 31, 2026.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New Atlantic Coast shipping fairways: benefit, high. This bill would require the Secretary in the department that runs the Coast Guard to issue a regulation within one year of enactment. The rule would designate nearshore and offshore shipping safety fairways and port approaches along the Atlantic Coast. It would set a minimum fairway width at least…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6410 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6410)

## Related
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5089)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6410 (as of 2026-09-26).