Big cruise ships could be heading for Alaska later this summer, according to APM. A federal bill that would allow foreign-flagged cruise ships to bypass Canada on their way to Alaska is headed to the president’s desk after unanimously passing the U.S. House of Representatives. The U.S. Senate passing similar legislation earlier this month.

A 19th-century law known as the Passenger Vessel Services Act requires foreign-flagged cruise ships to make a stop in another country when traveling between domestic ports. But Canadian authorities have banned cruise ships through next February.

The Alaska Tourism Restoration Act — which passed the Senate unanimously earlier this month — would deem large-ship cruises from Seattle to Alaska as foreign voyages for the purposes of federal law.

The measure is temporary: It would expire when Canada reopens ports to cruise ships, or at the end of next February, whichever comes first.