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Border Airport Fairness Act of 2025 This bill requires the President to designate certain primary airports near the border as ports of entry and terminate the user fee requirement for customs services at these airports.
Action Timeline
2025-04-17
Introduced in House
2025-04-17
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2025-04-17
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.2962 pass?
HR.2962 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: pending.
What does HR.2962 do?
Border Airport Fairness Act of 2025 This bill requires the President to designate certain primary airports near the border as ports of entry and terminate the user fee requirement for customs services at these airports.
Who sponsored HR.2962?
HR.2962 was sponsored by Elise M. Stefanik (R-New York).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 2962 IH: Border Airport Fairness Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-04-17 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2962 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 17, 2025 Ms. Stefanik (for herself and Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To require the designation of certain airports as ports of entry. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Border Airport Fairness Act of 2025 . 2. Designation of certain airports as ports of entry (a) In general The President shall— (1) pursuant to the Act of August 1, 1914 (38 Stat. 623, chapter 223; 19 U.S.C. 2 ), designate each airport described in subsection (b) as a port of entry; and (2) terminate the application of the user fee requirement under section 236 of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 ( 19 U.S.C. 58b ) with respect to the airport. (b) Airports described An airport described in this subsection is an airport that— (1) is a primary airport (as defined in section 47102 of title 49, United States Code); (2) is located not more than 30 miles from the northern or southern international land border of the United States; (3) is associated, through a formal, legal instrument, including a valid contract or governmental ordinance, with a land border crossing or a seaport not more than 30 miles from the airport; and (4) through such association, meets the numerical criteria considered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for establishing a port of entry, as set forth in— (A) Treasury Decision 82–37 (47 Fed. Reg. 10137; relating to revision of customs criteria for establishing ports of entry and stations), as revised by Treasury Decisions 86–14 (51 Fed. Reg. 4559) and 87–65 (52 Fed. Reg. 16328); or (B) any successor guidance or regulation.
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