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S 222 118th Congress Senate Foreign Trade and International Finance Aviation and airports Border security and unlawful immigration User charges and fees

Border Airport Fairness Act of 2023

Introduced: February 1, 2023 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Feb 1, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Border Airport Fairness Act of 2023

This bill requires the President to designate certain primary airports near the border as ports of entry and terminate the user fee requirement for customs services at these airports.

What's happening now February 1, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 4

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • GPSLLC
    for VALLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT · Texas · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
  • GPSLLC
    for VALLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT · Texas · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025
  • GPSLLC
    for VALLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT · Texas · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2025
  • GPSLLC
    for VALLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT · Texas · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Nov 27, 2023
 R
Cornyn, John
Texas · Jul 19, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 222: Border Airport Fairness Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-222/
MLA
"S. 222: Border Airport Fairness Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-222/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 222, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-222/.
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[S. 222: Border Airport Fairness Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-222/)
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