更新于：2026年3月18日 / 美国东部时间上午11:28 / CBS新闻
周三，特朗普总统发布了一项为期60天的《琼斯法案》豁免令，此举旨在通过允许外国船只在美国港口之间运输燃料来降低能源价格。
这项已有百年历史的法律要求，在美国港口之间运输的货物必须使用美国制造、悬挂美国国旗且由美国船员驾驶的船只运输，同时还限制了国内航运公司可使用的油轮数量。
“特朗普总统决定发布为期60天的《琼斯法案》豁免令，只是美国军方继续推进‘史诗狂怒行动’目标过程中，缓解石油市场短期混乱的又一步骤，”白宫新闻秘书卡罗琳·利维特在社交媒体帖子中表示，“这一行动将允许石油、天然气、化肥和煤炭等重要资源在60天内自由流向美国港口，政府仍致力于继续加强我们关键的供应链。”
豁免令的发布正值全球石油和美国汽油价格因伊朗战争而飙升，特朗普政府面临着采取措施抑制能源成本上涨的压力。
根据美国汽车协会（AAA）的数据，周三美国全国平均汽油价格已升至每加仑3.84美元，较一个月前的2.92美元大幅上涨。柴油价格涨幅更大，本周已突破每加仑5美元，达到2022年12月以来的最高水平。
特朗普政府可以以国家安全为由暂时解除《琼斯法案》的限制。但专家对豁免令能否切实降低成本持怀疑态度。
无党派政策研究机构美国进步中心最近的分析估计，豁免该法案将使汽油价格每加仑降低3美分。
为抑制能源价格，美国周三还放宽了对委内瑞拉的制裁，允许美国公司与该国国有石油天然气公司开展业务。美国财政部正授权委内瑞拉国家石油公司（Petróleos de Venezuela S.A.）向美国公司和全球市场出售委内瑞拉石油。
编辑：Alain Sherter
美联社对本报道亦有贡献。
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/how-rising-fuel-prices-could-impact-costs-of-everyday-goods/
Trump waives Jones Act for 60 days in effort to ease energy prices
Updated on: March 18, 2026 / 11:28 AM EDT / CBS News
President Trump on Wednesday issued a 60-day waiver of the Jones Act, a move aimed at lowering energy prices by letting foreign ships move fuel between U.S. ports.
The 100-year-old law requires goods shipped between American ports to be carried on ships that are U.S.-built, -flagged and -crewed, and also limits the number of tankers domestic shippers can use.
“President Trump’s decision to issue a 60-day Jones Act waiver is just another step to mitigate the short-term disruptions to the oil market as the U.S. military continues meeting the objectives of Operation Epic Fury,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a post on social media. “This action will allow vital resources like oil, natural gas, fertilizer and coal to flow freely to U.S. ports for sixty days, and the Administration remains committed to continuing to strengthen our critical supply chains.”
The waiver comes as global oil and U.S. gas prices have surged due to the Iran war, and the Trump administration comes under pressure to take steps to tame rising energy costs.
On Wednesday, the average national gas price in the U.S. rose to $3.84 a gallon, up from $2.92 a month ago, according to AAA. Diesel prices have jumped even more, topping $5 gallon this week, which is the highest level since December 2022.
The Trump administration can temporarily lift the Jones Act in the name of national security. But experts are skeptical that a waiver will deliver meaningful cost savings.
A recent analysis from the Center for American Progress, a nonpartisan policy institute, estimates that waiving the law would reduce gas prices by three cents per gallon.
In another move to curb energy prices, the U.S. on Wednesday also eased sanctions on Venezuela to allow U.S. companies to do business with the country’s state-owned oil and gas company. The U.S. Treasury Department is authorizing Petróleos de Venezuela S.A to sell Venezuelan oil to U.S. companies and on global markets.
Edited by Alain Sherter
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/how-rising-fuel-prices-could-impact-costs-of-everyday-goods/
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