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H.R. 6410

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 6410, the Atlantic Coast Shipping Safety Act, was introduced in the House on Dec 3, 2025 by Rep. David Rouzer (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, and last saw action on Feb 2, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

Record

Text

H.R. 6410 has 2 co-sponsors.

hb6410/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 6410 IH: Atlantic Coast Shipping Safety Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-12-03
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6410  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   December 3, 2025   Mr. Rouzer  (for himself,  Ms. Gillen , and  Mr. Carter of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To establish navigation safety corridors for shipping safety fairways and complementary port approaches, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Atlantic Coast Shipping Safety Act  .
2.
Port access routes
(a)
Regulation
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall issue a regulation for nearshore and offshore shipping safety fairways, to include a minimum appropriate width of not less than the width proposed in the proposed rule of the Coast Guard titled  Shipping Safety Fairways Along the Atlantic Coast , issued on January 19, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 3587).
(b)
Exception
The minimum appropriate width under subsection (a) shall not apply to connector, cut-across, or cutoff fairways, Traffic Separation Schemes, or precautionary areas.
(c)
Applicability
In issuing the regulation under subsection (a), the Secretary shall apply the regulation to the geographic area covered by the proposed rule of the Coast Guard titled  Shipping Safety Fairways Along the Atlantic Coast , issued on January 19, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 3587).
(d)
Effective date
The regulation issued under subsection (a) shall take effect on December 31, 2026.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-12-03
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To establish navigation safety corridors for shipping safety fairways and complementary port approaches, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. David Rouzer (R) sponsors H.R. 6410, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 6410 went before 2 committees: Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee
Referred to · Feb 2, 2026 · 42 Bills
Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred To · Dec 3, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6410 has taken 3 actions since Dec 3, 2025, the latest on Feb 2, 2026.

ChamberAction
Feb 2, 2026
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee
Dec 3, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Dec 3, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Votes

H.R. 6410 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 6410.

Titles

H.R. 6410 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Atlantic Coast Shipping Safety Act — Display Title
  • Atlantic Coast Shipping Safety Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To establish navigation safety corridors for shipping safety fairways and complementary port approaches, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6410 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Clean Air and Water (quality), Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries, Transportation.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
THE AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS—Virginia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
THE AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANDREW EISENBERGER111
BRIAN VAHEY111
CRAIG MONTESANO111
JENNIFER CARPENTER111
JOSEPH MANION111
JUSTIN LAMPERT111
KYLE BURLESON111
PATRICK PARSONS111
PETER SCHRAPPEN111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
THE AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORSTHE AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS2025 fourth_quarter$290K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6410 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6410’s is Transportation and Public Works.

hr6410/policy-areas.txt
Transportation and Public WorksAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 6410, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 202 (Wednesday, December 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ROUZER:H.R. 6410.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section VIII[Page H5027]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com