S. 593: Alaska Tourism Restoration Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-04 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Held at the desk.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-04 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Alaska Tourism Restoration Act

Plain summary

Alaska Tourism Restoration Act This bill temporarily allows specific foreign-owned and foreign-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 deems a round trip voyage between ports in the states of Washington and Alaska as a foreign voyage if (1) during the voyage, the operators of such voyage send U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Canada Border Services Agency an email containing the names of each alien crew member with a valid nonimmigrant work visa; and (2) the voyage begins not later than February 28, 2022. The operators of these voyages must also retain a COVID-19 Conditional Sailing Certificate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Authority to conduct these voyages shall terminate on March 31, 2022, or when Canada lifts its COVID-related restrictions, whichever occurs first. Voyages may not occur during any period for which the CDC has issued an order to suspend cruise ship operations. The bill also directs the Department of Transportation to require, through regulations, the installation of automated external defibrillators on passenger vessels (including cruise ships).

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Official text

Alaska Tourism Restoration Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · 1 cosponsors

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Dan Sullivan (R-AK)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] reported raising $1.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s593.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s593 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117