Atlantic Coast Shipping Safety Act

119 HR 6410 IH: Atlantic Coast Shipping Safety Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-12-03 text/xml EN 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.