Window on Washington: Coasting Along

This article originally appeared in the Fourth Quarter 2022 Benedict’s Maritime Bulletin. Reprinted with permission. Any opinions in this article are not those of Winston & Strawn or its clients. The opinions in this article are the author’s opinions only.

Heading into the final days of the 117th Congress, the House and Senate have both advanced their Coast Guard and Maritime Administration Authorization Acts containing provisions likely to be impactful upon the maritime industry. As in recent years, these bills will be attached to this year’s National Defense Authorization Act for the coming fiscal year, one of the few “must pass” vehicles moving through Congress annually. Although not all of the bills’ provisions will pass this year, those that do not often will resurface in coming years, and therefore are worth tracking.

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