Manifest Modernization Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Schweikert
Introduced
Summary
Broaden public disclosure of cargo manifest data for ships, trucks, and planes. The bill would require manifests for vessels, vehicles, and aircraft arriving in the United States to meet new content rules and to include Harmonized Tariff Schedule classifications and the last country through which cargo was transported.
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- Carriers and operators would need to submit manifests that meet the bill's new content requirements. This change applies to vessels that must make entry, vehicles, and aircraft and would take effect for shipments arriving 30 days after enactment.
- Importers and shippers would see each Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading used to classify their cargo included in public disclosures. That adds more detailed tariff-classification data tied to shipments.
- Public users, researchers, and customs officials would gain access to the last country through which cargo was transported. This expands visibility into trade routes and cargo origins.
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New cargo manifest and disclosure rules for shippers
This bill would update cargo manifests for sea, land, and air shipments. Covered vessels, vehicles, and aircraft arriving in the United States would need a manifest that follows new federal rules under subsection (d). If the specified paragraph is included, some manifest details would be made public. Public data would include each Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading, the cargo’s country of origin, and the last country it passed through. "Aircraft" would be defined to include civil, military, and public craft. These changes would apply to arrivals on or after 30 days after enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Schweikert
AZ • R
Cosponsors
Doggett
TX • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Moolenaar
MI • R
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Krishnamoorthi
IL • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Chu
CA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2025
Van Duyne
TX • R
Sponsored 9/9/2025
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