Bills · 118th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance

Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act

Where it stands

  1. Introduced1/25/23
  2. Passed HousePassed 4/30/24
  3. Senate
  4. President
  5. Law

Passed the House 402–6 on April 30, 2024 (Roll Call 155 →). Received in the Senate on May 1, 2024. No Senate action since.

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Votes on passage
HouseOn Passage · 4/30/24PassageThe vote on whether this chamber approves the measure — usually by a simple majority of those voting. It becomes law only once both chambers pass the same text and the president signs it, or Congress overrides a veto.House: The Legislative Process ↗
Passed
  • Democratic194 Yea · 6 Nay · 12 Not voting
  • Republican208 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Not voting
  • Independent / Other0 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

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.

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Sponsor
Rep. Michael Waltz ( Republican · FL-6)
Cosponsors
32
Introduced
1/25/23
Policy area
Foreign Trade and International Finance

What happens next

The Senate must pass the same text, then it goes to the President.

If it isn't enacted by Jan 3, 2025, it expires when the 118th Congress ends.

All actions (19)
  1. 1/25/23Introduced in House
  2. 1/25/23Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  3. 11/30/23Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  4. 11/30/23Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 37 - 0.
  5. 4/2/24Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-436, Part I.
  6. 4/2/24Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 361.
  7. 4/5/24Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Ways and Means, H. Rept. 118-436, Part II.
  8. 4/10/24Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1125 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7888, H.R. 529, H. Res. 1112 and H. Res. 1117. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 7888 under a structured rule and H.R. 529, H. Res. 1112, and H. Res. 1117 each under a closed rule. The rule provides for two hours of general debate on H.R. 7888 and one hour of general debate on H.R. 529, H. Res. 1112, and H. Res. 1117. Motion to recommit provided on H.R. 7888 and H.R. 529.
  9. 4/12/24Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1137 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7888, H.R. 529, H. Res. 1112 and H. Res. 1117. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 7888 under a structured rule and H.R. 529, H. Res. 1112, and H. Res. 1117 each under a closed rule. Rule provides for one hour of general debate on H.R. 7888, H.R. 529, H. Res. 1112, and H. Res. 1117. Motion to recommit allowed on H.R. 7888 and H.R. 529.
  10. 4/29/24Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1137. (consideration: CR H2689-2691)
  11. 4/29/24Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7888, H.R. 529, H. Res. 1112 and H. Res. 1117. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 7888 under a structured rule and H.R. 529, H. Res. 1112, and H. Res. 1117 each under a closed rule. Rule provides for one hour of general debate on H.R. 7888, H.R. 529, H. Res. 1112, and H. Res. 1117. Motion to recommit allowed on H.R. 7888 and H.R. 529.
  12. 4/29/24DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 529.
  13. 4/29/24The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  14. 4/29/24POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 529, the Chair put the question on passage of H.R. 529 and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Smith (MO) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  15. 4/30/24Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2712)
  16. 4/30/24Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 402 - 6 (Roll no. 155). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: 04/29/2024 CR H2689-2690)
  17. 4/30/24On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 402 - 6 (Roll no. 155). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: 04/29/2024 CR H2689-2690)
  18. 4/30/24Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  19. 5/1/24Received in the Senate.