# 119-hr-2962: Border Airport Fairness Act of 2025

119-hr-2962, Border Airport Fairness Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2962
- Congress: 119
- Title: Border Airport Fairness Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Designating certain border-area airports as ports of entry.** This bill would direct the President to designate qualifying airports and to end the user fee requirement under section 236 of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 for those airports. - Airport operators and local governments: Primary airports within 30 miles of the northern or southern land border that are formally linked to a nearby land border crossing or seaport and that meet four statutory criteria could be designated a port of entry and would no longer face the Trade and Tariff Act user fee. - Federal authorities and customs operations: The President would make these designations under authority from the Act of August 1, 1914 and the airports must meet the numerical criteria U.S. Customs and Border Protection uses for establishing ports of entry as set in Treasury Decisions.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Port of entry status and fee relief for border airports: benefit, low. If enacted, the President would have to name certain border airports as official ports of entry. To qualify, an airport must be a primary airport under 49 U.S.C. 47102 and be within 30 miles of the northern or southern land border. The airport must also be tied by contract or ordinance to a land bo…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2962 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2962)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2962 (as of 2026-04-21).