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US SB677

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/20/2025

Primary Sponsor

Ted Cruz

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Requires the President to designate qualifying airports near U.S. borders as official ports of entry under existing customs authority (19 U.S.C. 2)

  • Eliminates user fee requirements under the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 for these designated airports, reducing costs for international operations

  • Qualifying airports must be primary airports located within 30 miles of the northern or southern international land border

  • Airports must have a formal legal association (contract or ordinance) with a land border crossing or seaport within 30 miles

  • Through that association, airports must meet CBP's numerical criteria for establishing ports of entry as outlined in Treasury Decision 82–37 and subsequent revisions

Legislative Description

Border Airport Fairness Act of 2025

Foreign trade and international finance

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

2/20/2025

Committee Referrals

Finance2/20/2025

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