H.R. 9543

119 HR 9543 IH: To amend the Act of July 5, 1884, to permit the imposition of taxes on vessels operating as tourist accommodations, and for other purposes.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-06-30
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9543  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 30, 2026   Mr. Case  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on  Transportation and Infrastructure , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned   A BILL
To amend the Act of July 5, 1884, to permit the imposition of taxes on
  vessels operating as tourist accommodations, and for other
  purposes.
1.
Imposition of taxes on vessels operating as tourist accommodations
Section 4 of the Act of July 5, 1884 ( 33 U.S.C. 5 ), is amended—
(1)
in subsection (b)—
(A)
in paragraph (2)(C), by striking  or  at the end;
(B)
in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; or ; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following:
(4)
taxes on vessels operating as cruise ships, or the passengers or crew of such vessels.
 ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:
(c)
Consent of Congress
Any non-Federal interest may levy and collect any of the impositions in paragraphs (b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(3), and (b)(4) under clauses 2 and 3 of section 10, and under clause 3 of section 8, of Article 1 of the Constitution.
(d)
Cruise ship defined
In this section, the term  cruise ship  means any vessel that—
(1)
docks at any port in the United States; and
(2)
charges a fee for and provides an accommodation or living quarter on such vessel to transients.
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