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US SB1291

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Bill Cassidy

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • CBP Commissioner must identify and publish a list of all non-United States free trade zones worldwide within 2 years, including identity, location, and administrators, with annual updates

  • Countries hosting free trade zones will be classified into 4 tiers based on compliance with international standards for combating illicit trade in narcotics, arms, counterfeit goods, wildlife, and other contraband

  • Tier classification methodology evaluates zones against OECD recommendations, Revised Kyoto Convention, UN conventions on organized crime and corruption, Financial Action Task Force standards, and WTO agreements

  • President may impose economic sanctions including property blocking and visa restrictions on foreign persons who organize, finance, or participate in illicit international trade within zones in tier II, III, or IV countries

  • CBP must establish a public telephone hotline and secure website for entities to report illicit trade activity in free trade zones, and may provide best practice recommendations to non-compliant countries

Legislative Description

CLEAN FTZ Act of 2025 Containing and Limiting the Extensive Abuses Noticed in Free Trade Zones Act of 2025

Foreign trade and international finance

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

4/3/2025

Committee Referrals

Finance4/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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