United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5852 (117th)
Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act
Introduced
3 November 2021
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
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7 April 2025
Summary
Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act This bill extends the customs waters territory of the United States. Under current law, customs waters means waters within four leagues of the coast of the United States. This bill revises the definition to include (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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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 3 November 2021
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Introduced in House · EN · 3 November 2021
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 3 November 2021
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5852
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/5852