Improve safety and consumer protections for passengers on cruise ships.
One policy goal, tracked across every bill that has carried it.
What’s happening with Cruise Passenger Protection Act of 2025?
The Cruise Passenger Protection Act of 2025 remains stalled in committee as of August 1, 2025. Members of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation must act next to move the bill forward, but committee inaction is the most common reason legislation fails to advance. This effort has seen no recorded progress since August 1, 2025, and most bills of this type do not receive a committee vote.
Updated July 9, 2026 · Generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.
Where it stands
Now carried by Cruise Passenger Protection Act of 2025 (H.R. 4857 (119th)) →
Legislative Progress
No action since August 2025
How we got here
Every bill that has carried this goal, oldest first.
Died with Congress · Jan 3, 2025
Died when the 118th Congress ended without final passage. Bills must be reintroduced under a new number to be revived.
Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from H.R. 9312 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 9312 (118th) →Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from S. 4947 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 4947 (118th) →
Vehicles
Who’s behind it
Doris Matsui (D-CA)Wrote and sponsored the current bill.
