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H.R. 1268 (119th)

Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act

Original

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

12 February 2025

Last action

12 February 2025 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsors

Maria Salazar, Carlos Gimenez, Jimmy Panetta, Mike Levin, Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3], Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15], Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11], Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4], Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14], Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4], Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large], Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8], Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19], Donald Davis, Brian Mast, Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18], Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12], Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3], Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11], John Rutherford, Laurel Lee, James Baird, Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10], Mike Haridopolos, Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Ashley Hinson, Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Chris Pappas

Subjects

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Source updated

30 July 2026

Foreign Trade and International Finance

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Summary

Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act This bill extends the customs waters territory of the United States to 24 nautical miles from the baselines of the United States. Under current law, customs waters means waters within four leagues (equivalent to 12 nautical miles) of the coast of the United State. This bill provides statutory authority for two presidential proclamations to extend the customs waters to 24 nautical miles from the baselines of the United States. Specifically, the bill revises the statutory definition of  customs waters  to include the waters within (1) the territorial sea of the United States to the limits permitted by international law in accordance with Presidential Proclamation 5928, dated December 27, 1988, that extended such limits to 12 nautical miles from the baselines of the United States; and (2) the contiguous zone of the United States to the limits permitted by international law in accordance with Presidential Proclamation 7219, dated September 2, 1999, that extended such limits to 24 nautical miles from the baselines of the United States.

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Timeline

  1. 12 February 2025

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 12 February 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 12 February 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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