119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jun 12, 2025
Open America's Waters Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Jun 13, 2025): Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Transportation and Public Works
No official summary has been published for this bill.
No cosponsors.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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8 citations.
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$790,000
Spent on own lobbying
Trade policies and tariffs, including foreign import bans. H.R. 3940/S. 2043, Open America's Waters Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$210,000
Spent on own lobbying
…tions to allow 18- to 20-year-old CMV drivers to operate across state lines (HR 5563 - DRIVE SAFE Act and HR 6642 - ROUTE Act) Support repeal of the Jones Act (HR 3940 / S 2043 - Open America's Waters Act) Oppose UP-NS Proposed Merger
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$590,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 3940; Open America's Waters Act - provisions related to the repeal the Jones Act, which would increase the number of eligible vessels to move consumer goods between…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · amended · posted Jul 25, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$210,000
Spent on own lobbying
…tions to allow 18- to 20-year-old CMV drivers to operate across state lines (HR 5563 - DRIVE SAFE Act and HR 6642 - ROUTE Act) Support repeal of the Jones Act (HR 3940 / S 2043 - Open America's Waters Act) Oppose UP-NS Proposed Merger
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$790,000
Spent on own lobbying
Trade policies and tariffs, including foreign import bans. S. 1272, Trade Review Act of 2025. H.R. 7454/S. 3787, USMCA Travel and Tourism Resiliency Act. H.R. 3940/S. 2043, Open America's Waters Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$660,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 3940; Open America's Waters Act - provisions related to the repeal the Jones Act, which would increase the number of eligible vessels to move consumer goods between…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 22, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$210,000
Spent on own lobbying
…tions to allow 18- to 20-year-old CMV drivers to operate across state lines (HR 5563 - DRIVE SAFE Act and HR 6642 - ROUTE Act) Support repeal of the Jones Act (HR 3940 / S 2043 - Open America's Waters Act)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 15, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$700,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 3940; Open America's Waters Act - provisions related to repealing the Jones Act, which would increase the number of eligible vessels to move consumer goods between…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing