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Extending Limits of United States Customs Waters Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-71| Senate 
| Updated: 1/25/2023
Rick Scott

Rick Scott

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (3)
Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)James Lankford (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Extending Limits of United States Customs Waters Act of 2023 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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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-3055
Extending Limits of United States Customs Waters Act of 2021
Jan 25, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jan 25, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-3055
    Extending Limits of United States Customs Waters Act of 2021


  • January 25, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 25, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Related Bills

  • HR 118-529: Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act
Customs enforcementGeography and mappingInternational law and treatiesMarine and coastal resources, fisheries

Extending Limits of United States Customs Waters Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-71| Senate 
| Updated: 1/25/2023
Extending Limits of United States Customs Waters Act of 2023 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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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-3055
Extending Limits of United States Customs Waters Act of 2021
Jan 25, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jan 25, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-3055
    Extending Limits of United States Customs Waters Act of 2021


  • January 25, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 25, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Rick Scott

Rick Scott

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (3)
Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)James Lankford (Republican)

Finance Committee

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Related Bills

  • HR 118-529: Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Customs enforcementGeography and mappingInternational law and treatiesMarine and coastal resources, fisheries