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H.R. 2962

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 2962, the Border Airport Fairness Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Apr 17, 2025 by Rep. Elise Stefanik (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Apr 17, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 2962 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb2962/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2962 IH: Border Airport Fairness Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-17
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2962  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 17, 2025   Ms. Stefanik  (for herself and  Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To require the designation of certain airports as ports of entry.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Border Airport Fairness Act of 2025  .
2.
Designation of certain airports as ports of entry
(a)
In general
The President shall—
(1)
pursuant to the Act of August 1, 1914 (38 Stat. 623, chapter 223;  19 U.S.C. 2 ), designate each airport described in subsection (b) as a port of entry; and
(2)
terminate the application of the user fee requirement under section 236 of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 ( 19 U.S.C. 58b ) with respect to the airport.
(b)
Airports described
An airport described in this subsection is an airport that—
(1)
is a primary airport (as defined in section 47102 of title 49, United States Code);
(2)
is located not more than 30 miles from the northern or southern international land border of the United States;
(3)
is associated, through a formal, legal instrument, including a valid contract or governmental ordinance, with a land border crossing or a seaport not more than 30 miles from the airport; and
(4)
through such association, meets the numerical criteria considered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for establishing a port of entry, as set forth in—
(A)
Treasury Decision 82–37 (47 Fed. Reg. 10137; relating to revision of customs criteria for establishing ports of entry and stations), as revised by Treasury Decisions 86–14 (51 Fed. Reg. 4559) and 87–65 (52 Fed. Reg. 16328); or
(B)
any successor guidance or regulation.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-04-17
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Apr 17, 2025

hb2962/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (04/17/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R) sponsors H.R. 2962, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2962 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Apr 17, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2962 has taken 2 actions since Apr 17, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 17, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Apr 17, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 2962 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 2962, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 2962 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Border Airport Fairness Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Border Airport Fairness Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To require the designation of certain airports as ports of entry. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2962 in 5 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION—District of Columbia15—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION15—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JENNIFER TYREE115
KATHERINE SYBENGA115
MARAM ABDELHAMID115
MATTHEW SOCKNAT115
MATTHEW SOWARDS115
KURT VORNDRAN114
REGINA HUTTER114
COLLEEN COSTELLO111
JOSH NASSAR111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 fourth_quarter$350K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 second_quarter$350K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 second_quarter$340K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 first_quarter$310K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 third_quarter$300K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2962 under Foreign Trade and International Finance, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2962’s is Foreign Trade and International Finance.

hr2962/policy-areas.txt
Foreign Trade and International FinanceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 2962 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Aviation and airports to User charges and fees.

hr2962/subjects.txt
Aviation and airportsBorder security and unlawful immigrationUser charges and fees

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com