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Manifest Modernization Act of 2025
To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the public disclosure of certain vehicle and aircraft manifest information.
Summary
This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to expand manifest requirements to include vehicles and aircraft arriving in the United States, in addition to vessels currently covered. It makes certain information from these manifests available for public disclosure, including cargo descriptions, country of origin, and the last country through which cargo was transported. The bill specifies that this information must be reported and disclosed in a standardized manner across all incoming vehicles, aircraft, and vessels. The amendments take effect 30 days after the bill is enacted.
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Sponsor (1)
8 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to David Schweikert’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $273,533
- CEO $16,700
- STENSON TAMADDON $13,700
- OPTIMA FINANCIAL GROUP $13,600
- BRODIE GENERATIONAL CAPITAL PARTNERS $13,200
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Actions (2)
- Apr 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Apr 3, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
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
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. <all>
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