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S 677119th CongressIntroduced
Border Airport Fairness Act of 2025
Introduced: Oct 29, 2025
Economy & TaxesImmigrationInfrastructure
Standard Summary
Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs
The Border Airport Fairness Act of 2025 mandates the President to designate specific airports within 30 miles of U.S. land borders as official ports of entry while eliminating associated user fees, expanding border access points and streamlining customs processing for facilities meeting CBP criteria through formal border crossing associations.
Key Points
- 1The legislation requires presidential designation of qualifying airports as ports of entry under the statutory authority of the 1914 Act.
- 2It terminates user fee requirements for these airports under the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 to reduce operational costs.
- 3Qualifying airports must be primary facilities within 30 miles of international borders and formally linked to nearby land or sea ports of entry.
Impact Areas
U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations and staffing requirementsAirports near northern and southern U.S. borders meeting location criteriaInternational travelers and cargo shipments using newly designated border airportsFederal revenue streams from terminated customs user fees
Generated by legislative-analyst-v3 on Nov 3, 2025