HR 1268 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act

Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Originated House Sponsor Maria Elvira Salazar R-FL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 12, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 12, 2025
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

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.

Cosponsors 28

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 12, 2025 to Nov 17, 2025, with 24 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLAaron BeanOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-FLBrian J. MastOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-FLByron DonaldsOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-FLCarlos A. GimenezOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-LAClay HigginsOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-FLDaniel WebsterOriginalFeb 12, 2025
D-NCDonald G. DavisOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-GUJames C. MoylanOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-INJames R. BairdOriginalFeb 12, 2025
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-FLLaurel M. LeeOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-MSMichael GuestOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-MSMike EzellOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-FLMike HaridopolosOriginalFeb 12, 2025
D-CAMike LevinOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-TXMonica De La CruzOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-NYNicole MalliotakisOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-GARick W. AllenOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-FLScott FranklinOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-OHWarren DavidsonOriginalFeb 12, 2025
R-IAAshley HinsonFeb 24, 2025
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeFeb 24, 2025
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickJun 6, 2025
D-NHChris PappasNov 17, 2025

Actions 2

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  1. Feb 12, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Feb 12, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 221Extending Limits of United States Customs Waters Act of 2025Related billJan 23, 2025

Subjects

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  1. Feb 12, 2025Introduced in House

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