To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow maritime prosperity zones to be designated as qualified opportunity zones, and for other purposes.
Key claim: HR9911 would amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow maritime prosperity zones to be designated as qualified opportunity zones.
Abstract
(HR9911 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2026-07-23): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Why this matters
Maritime prosperity zones are a nascent policy vehicle for channeling investment into U.S. port and shipbuilding regions, and layering the qualified opportunity zone tax framework on top would materially lower the cost of capital for such projects. In the trade context, this ties domestic tax incentives directly to maritime industrial capacity — the same capacity that underpins U.S. leverage over shipping, cargo handling, and export logistics. It signals continued congressional interest in stacking place-based incentives onto maritime revitalization efforts.