Legislation· May 2024Sponsored by Michael Waltz (R)
Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act
Would have extended the US customs zone from 4 to 12 nautical miles offshore.
Tradeoff
Would have pushed customs rules 12 nautical miles out, plus a 24-mile outer zone. Would have changed the definition used by two older tariff and smuggling laws.
What's in it
The House passed this 402-6 on April 30, 2024, but the Senate never voted before the bill expired.
House
Introduced
(Jan 25, 2023)
House
Committee on Ways and Means(Jan 25, 2023)
House
The Committee on Ways and Means voted to send it to the floor
Reported 37 - 0(Nov 30, 2023)
Committee report H. Rept. 118-436, Part I.
House
Passage of the bill
Passed(Roll #155 · Apr 30, 2024)
402 yeanay 6Senate
Received from the House
Received(May 1, 2024)
- Michael T. McCaul (R-TX)
- Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL)
- Brian J. Mast (R-FL)
- Jenniffer Rescom. González-Colón (R-PR)
- Scott H. Peters (D-CA)
- Clay Higgins (R-LA)
- Mike Ezell (R-MS)
- John H. Rutherford (R-FL)
- James C. Moylan (R-GU)
- Kat Cammack (R-FL)
- Donald G. Davis (D-NC)
- Chris Pappas (D-NH)
- W. Gregory Steube (R-FL)
- Laurel M. Lee (R-FL)
- Michael Guest (R-MS)
- Nancy Mace (R-SC)
- Warren Davidson (R-OH)
- Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL)
- Scott Franklin (R-FL)
- Matt Gaetz (R-FL)
- Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- Garret Graves (R-LA)
- Monica De La Cruz (R-TX)
- Rick W. Allen (R-GA)
- Aaron Bean (R-FL)
- Bill Posey (R-FL)
- Daniel Webster (R-FL)
- Byron Donalds (R-FL)
- James R. Baird (R-IN)
- Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
Passage votes· Apr 30, 2024· 118th Congress · 2023–2025