There need to be some Guam-level exemptions to the Jones Act... I will discuss these with various stakeholders, including the shippers and members of Congress, toward legislation.
I will work toward Guam-level exemptions to the Jones Act and pursue legislation to reduce shipping costs for everyday goods.
Occurrences
Evidence
U.S. Congressman James Moylan and Rep. Ed Case announced they were leading the re-introduction in Congress of three legislative proposals to reform the Jones Act. The release says their proposals would target shipping monopolies that inflate the cost of imported goods and that Moylan said he was happy to lead the bill and continue supporting solutions for Guam and the Pacific.
Congress.gov shows H.R. 667 was introduced in the House with Moylan as an original cosponsor. The bill would allow transportation of merchandise in noncontiguous trade on foreign-flag vessels, directly revising Jones Act coastwise restrictions.
Congress.gov lists H.R. 665 as introduced with Moylan as an original cosponsor. The bill would exempt certain noncontiguous trade from the coastwise laws unless enough qualified carriers already operate on the route, a targeted Jones Act exemption tied to shipping competition.
Moylan's office said he and Rep. Case were working together to advance bipartisan legislation including the Noncontiguous Shipping Relief Act, the Noncontiguous Shipping Reasonable Rate Act, the Noncontiguous Disaster Shipping Act, the Merchant Marine Allies Partnership Act, and the Noncontiguous Energy Relief and Access Bill, all framed as ways to lower costs for Guam and other noncontiguous areas.
Assessments
The promise was framed as an effort commitment: to work toward Guam-level Jones Act exemptions and pursue legislation to reduce shipping costs. Evidence shows Moylan co-led or cosponsored multiple 119th Congress bills targeting Jones Act reform and noncontiguous shipping costs, including H.R. 667 and H.R. 665, and continued publicly advancing related bipartisan measures during the same term. Because the promised action was pursuit of legislation rather than enactment of a final exemption or cost reduction, the documented legislative activity satisfies the promise.