I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2653 
To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the public disclosure of certain 
vehicle and aircraft manifest information. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2025 
Mr. SCHWEIKERT (for himself, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. MOOLENAAR, and Mr. 
KRISHNAMOORTHI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the public 
disclosure of certain vehicle and aircraft manifest infor-
mation. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Manifest Moderniza-
tion Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF VEHICLE AND AIRCRAFT 
MANIFEST INFORMATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 431 of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1431) is amended— 
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(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each of the following shall have 
a manifest that complies with the requirements prescribed 
under subsection (d): 
‘‘(1) Every vessel required to make entry under 
section 434 or obtain clearance under section 60105 
of title 46, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) Every vehicle arriving in the United States 
as described under section 433. 
‘‘(3) Every aircraft arriving in the United 
States as described under section 433.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘subparagraph (2)’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘public disclosure’’ and in-
serting ‘‘paragraph (2), when included in a ves-
sel, vehicle, or aircraft manifest, the following 
information shall be available for public disclo-
sure’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘and each subheading of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States under which the 
cargo is classified’’ before the period at the end; 
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(C) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘ves-
sel, aircraft, or carrier’’ and inserting ‘‘vessel, 
vehicle, or aircraft’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (G), by striking 
‘‘country of origin of the shipment’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘country of origin of the cargo and the last 
country through which the cargo was trans-
ported by the vessel, vehicle, or aircraft’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF AIRCRAFT.—Section 401 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1401) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(u) AIRCRAFT.—The term ‘aircraft’ means a civil, 
military, or public contrivance invented, used, or designed 
to navigate, fly, or travel in the air.’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
sections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to each vessel, 
vehicle, and aircraft arriving in the United States on or 
after the date that is 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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