# 119-s-221: Extending Limits of United States Customs Waters Act of 2025

119-s-221, Extending Limits of United States Customs Waters Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL); status introduced (as of 2026-08-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-221
- Congress: 119
- Title: Extending Limits of United States Customs Waters Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-05

## Summary

**Extending U.S. customs waters to the 24-nautical-mile limit** would let Customs and Border Protection enforce customs and anti-smuggling laws farther offshore. The change is pitched as a response to modern maritime technology that makes evasion easier and as a way to strengthen law enforcement and public health protections. - Customs and Border Protection: The bill updates the Tariff Act of 1930 and the Anti-Smuggling Act so CBP authority would cover the territorial sea and the contiguous zone out to 24 nautical miles. - Ships and mariners: Vessels in the expanded contiguous zone could face customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary controls and penalties under U.S. law. - Public health and border security: The text frames the extension as a tool to curb technology-driven smuggling and to advance public health and enforcement interests by using the limits allowed under international law.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Expanded customs enforcement to 24 nautical miles: cost, medium. This bill would expand what counts as U.S. customs waters. For the Tariff Act of 1930 and the Anti‑Smuggling Act, waters would be measured from U.S. baselines under international law. The territorial sea up to 12 nautical miles and the contiguous zone up to 24 nautical miles would fall under U.S. c…

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## Sources
- [119-s-221 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/221)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-221 (as of 2026-08-05).