119-hr2653

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2653 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2653

 To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the public disclosure of 
 certain vehicle and aircraft manifest information.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 April 3, 2025

 Mr. Schweikert (for himself, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Moolenaar, and Mr. 
 Krishnamoorthi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
 the Committee on Ways and Means

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 A BILL

 To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the public disclosure of 
 certain vehicle and aircraft manifest information.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Manifest Modernization Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF VEHICLE AND AIRCRAFT MANIFEST INFORMATION.

    (a) In General.--

Section 431 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1431) is amended--

    (1) by amending subsection

    (a) to read as follows:
 ``

    (a) In General.--Each of the following shall have a manifest that 
complies with the requirements prescribed under subsection
            (d) :
 ``

    (1) Every vessel required to make entry under 

section 434 
 or obtain clearance under 

section 60105 of title 46, United 
 States Code.
 ``

    (2) Every vehicle arriving in the United States as 
 described under 

section 433.
 ``

    (3) Every aircraft arriving in the United States as 
 described under 

section 433.''; and

    (2) in subsection
            (c) (1) --
        (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph
        (A) , by 
 striking ``subparagraph

    (2) '' and all that follows 
 through ``public disclosure'' and inserting ``paragraph

    (2) , when included in a vessel, vehicle, or aircraft 
 manifest, the following information shall be available 
 for public disclosure'';
        (B) in subparagraph
        (B) , by inserting ``and each 
 subheading of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
 United States under which the cargo is classified'' 
 before the period at the end;
            (C) in subparagraph
            (D) , by striking ``vessel, 
 aircraft, or carrier'' and inserting ``vessel, vehicle, 
 or aircraft''; and
            (D) in subparagraph
        (G) , by striking ``country of 
 origin of the shipment'' and inserting ``country of 
 origin of the cargo and the last country through which 
 the cargo was transported by the vessel, vehicle, or 
 aircraft''.

    (b) Definition of Aircraft.--

Section 401 of the Tariff Act of 1930 
(19 U.S.C. 1401) is amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (u) Aircraft.--The term `aircraft' means a civil, military, or 
public contrivance invented, used, or designed to navigate, fly, or 
travel in the air.''.
            (c) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsections

    (a) and

    (b) shall apply with respect to each vessel, vehicle, and aircraft arriving 
in the United States on or after the date that is 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
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