U.S. Customs Waters Extension (24 Nautical Miles)

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

2026-08-25 — Establishment of Four Customs-Enforcement Areas: cross-connection with customs-enforcement-areas: Both expand the geographic scope of CBP maritime enforcement authority — the 24-nautical-mile customs waters extension broadens general customs jurisdiction, while the four designated Customs-Enforcement Areas add targeted boarding/arrest authority against hovering vessels in specific near-shore zones. (novelty: 3)
2025-02-12 — Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act: cross-connection with extending-us-customs-waters-act-2025: HR1268 is the specific legislative vehicle for the broader 24-nautical-mile customs waters extension policy; the two pages should be linked as bill-and-topic pair. (novelty: 2)
2025-01-23 — Extending Limits of United States Customs Waters Act of 2025: S.221 (Extending Limits of United States Customs Waters Act of 2025) would statutorily extend the definition of U.S. customs waters from 12 to 24 nautical miles by incorporating the territorial sea (Proclamation 5928) and contiguous zone (Proclamation 7219) limits, codifying existing executive-branch practice. (novelty: 2)