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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 requires the federal government to publicly disclose certain cargo information from vehicles and aircraft arriving in the United States, similar to existing requirements for ships. It mandates that manifests for vehicles and aircraft include information about cargo such as its type, quantity, value, tariff classification, country of origin, and the last country through which the cargo was transported before arriving in the U.S. The bill defines aircraft broadly to include civil, military, and public aircraft designed to navigate or travel in the air. The requirements apply to all vehicles, aircraft, and vessels arriving in the United States beginning 30 days after the bill's enactment. This extends existing customs disclosure requirements to vehicles and aircraft in addition to vessels.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA)
2 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Bill Cassidy’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $59,100
- GENERAL ATLANTIC $37,700
- WELSH CARSON ANDERSON & STOWE $33,870
- OCHSNER HEALTH SYSTEM $33,250
- RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $30,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Bill Cassidy → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Apr 2, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. · senate
- Apr 2, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 2, 2025
Mr. Cassidy (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, and Ms. Cortez Masto) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
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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