Extending Limits of United States Customs Waters Act of 2025
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-08-25 — Establishment of Four Customs-Enforcement Areas: cross-connection with customs-enforcement-areas: Complementary maritime enforcement expansions: the Act extends customs waters limits while the CEA rule establishes specific enforcement zones with heightened interdiction authority. (novelty: 3)
- 2025-02-12 — Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act: HR1268 revises the statutory definition of U.S. customs waters to 24 nautical miles from the baselines, codifying prior presidential proclamations 5928 and 7219 that extended the territorial sea and contiguous zone. (novelty: 2)