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119-s-1103119th Congress

Vessel Tracking for Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]

Introduced

Summary

Big data analytics to flag vessels that disable or manipulate AIS would be tested in a DHS pilot to detect ships likely evading U.S. sanctions or export controls.

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  • DHS and law enforcement: DHS components including U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Coast Guard would receive targeted, actionable intelligence to support interdictions and investigations.
  • Vessels, shippers, and importers: The pilot would analyze data such as cargo type, destination, ownership, AIS outage periods, and nearby vessel activity to identify 'high risk' vessels for possible interdiction or follow up.
  • Oversight and coordination: The Secretary would coordinate with the Commerce Department and the Director of National Intelligence and report to Congress within 4 years on interdictions, penalties, and recommendations.
  • Funding constraint: The pilot would be established without any additional amounts authorized to be appropriated for its operation.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Pilot to detect ship tracking tampering

This bill would require DHS to set up a pilot at the National Targeting Center within 18 months. The pilot would test big-data models to spot when a vessel's Automatic Identification System (AIS) is disabled or tampered with. It would run for four years and provide actionable intelligence to DHS units (including ICE and the Coast Guard), other federal agencies, and selected foreign partners. The Secretary would consider specific data such as goods, destination, vessel and shipper ownership and nationality, nearby vessels, and timing and frequency of AIS issues. No new money would be authorized for the pilot, and the bill would not allow new data collection beyond existing law. DHS would report to Congress within four years on the pilot's usefulness and outcomes for identified vessels.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]

NH • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]

    OK • R

    Sponsored 3/25/2025

  • Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]

    MS • R

    Sponsored 3/25/2025

  • Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 3/25/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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