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Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act

Introduced: April 21, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Nov 3, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Nov 3, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 3, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now November 3, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3055 Related bill Extending Limits of United States Customs Waters Act of 2021
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 7
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jul 12, 2022
Herrell, Yvette
· Apr 21, 2022
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Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Mar 16, 2022
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Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Dec 2, 2021
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Cammack, Kat
Florida · Nov 17, 2021
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Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Nov 17, 2021
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Nov 3, 2021
Murphy, Stephanie
· Nov 3, 2021
Palazzo, Steven
· Nov 3, 2021
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Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Nov 3, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5852: Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5852/
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"H.R. 5852: Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5852/.
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H.R. 5852, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5852/.
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