Cruise Passenger Protection Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4857 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4857 To improve passenger vessel security and safety, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 1, 2025 Ms. Matsui introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To improve passenger vessel security and safety, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Cruise Passenger Protection Act of 2025''. (b) References to Title 46, United States Code.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 46, United States Code. SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; references. Sec. 2. Table of contents. TITLE I--COVERED PASSENGER VESSEL CONSUMER SERVICE AND PROTECTION Sec. 101. Covered passenger vessel consumer service improvements. Sec. 102. Cruise line passenger bill of rights; advisory committee for covered passenger vessel consumer protection. Sec. 103. Assistance to victims of crimes on board certain passenger vessels. Sec. 104. Clerical amendments. TITLE II--CRUISE VESSEL PASSENGER IMPROVEMENTS Sec. 201. Cruise vessel chapter organization, application, and definitions. Sec. 202. Crime reporting and public notice. Sec. 203. Crime prevention, documentation, and response requirements. Sec. 204. Passenger vessel security and safety requirements. Sec. 205. Enfor