Allied Partnership and Port Modernization Act

Mike Lee

Republican · UT · Senator

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No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

2026-06-11

Source: Congress.gov

The bill would allow the U.S. military and government to use dredging ships from NATO countries and close U.S. military allies to maintain and deepen American waterways and ports. This could speed up dredging projects that keep shipping channels navigable and ports functional, affecting maritime commerce, shipping companies, and port operations across the country. Currently, U.S. law restricts such work to American-flagged vessels, so this change would expand which ships can be used for these critical waterway maintenance tasks.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4756 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4756 To permit the use of NATO and major non-NATO ally dredge ships in the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 11, 2026 Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To permit the use of NATO and major non-NATO ally dredge ships in the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Allied Partnership and Port Modernization Act''. SEC. 2. DREDGING; DREDGED MATERIAL. (a) Dredging.--Section 55109 of title 46, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or (c)'' after ``subsection (b)''; (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: ``(c) Dredging by NATO-Affiliated Vessels.-- ``(1) In general.--A vessel described in paragraph (2) may engage in dredging in the navigable waters of the United States. ``(2) Vessels.--A vessel described in this paragraph is a vessel-- ``(A) documented under the laws of a country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; ``(B) built by a country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or a major non-NATO ally (as defined in section 2350a(i) of title 10); and ``(C) for which a majority of the owners and operators of the vessel are entities incorporated in a country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.''. (b) Excluding Dredged Material From Transportation Requirements.-- Section 55110 of title 46, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in the section heading, by striking ``or dredged material'' and inserting ``(excluding dredged material)''; and (2) by striking ``or dredged material'' and inserting ``(excluding dredged material)''. <all>

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