119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Mar 11, 2025
Customs Facilitation Act of 2025
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Latest action (Mar 11, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Mar 11, 2025)
Customs Facilitation Act of 2025
This bill revises procedures for customs and trade enforcement and establishes related data and reporting requirements.
Specifically, the bill provides statutory authority for the Border Interagency Executive Council to enhance coordination with border management authorities.
The Department of Homeland Security must (1) ensure that a uniform automated platform provides a system to process and release cargo being imported into and exported from the United States, and (2) provide for the continuous modernization of the Automated Commercial Environment (the system through which the trade community reports imports and exports and the government determines admissibility).
The bill allows for an accelerated payment of duty drawbacks (i.e., refunds on duties for imported items that are reexported or destroyed) for claims in which the claimant has submitted required documentation and obtained a properly executed bond.
The Department of Commerce must issue regulations allowing for the submission of export manifest data prior to departure. Clerical errors in the submission of export data shall generally be exempt from penalties.
The bill establishes requirements for specified agencies to follow when issuing regulations related to data collection for trade enforcement and facilitation.
The Government Accountability Office must submit certain reports, including on the fee schedule of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Additionally, among other actions, CBP must (1) notify members of the trade community when it makes changes to the minimum-security criteria for participation in the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program, and (2) review deadlines for CBP responses to requests.
Show less of the summaryIncludes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
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FEDEX CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: FEDEX CORPORATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$2,930,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Act H.R.1504 - China Trade Relations Act of 2025 H.R.694 - Restoring Trade Fairness Act S.206 - Restoring Trade Fairness Act H.R.407 - Prevent Tariff Abuse Act S.956 - Customs Facilitation Act of 2025 H.R.6500 - The AGOA Extension Act H.R.6504 - The Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act H.R.4930 - Information Sharing H.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMSTOCK & HOLT, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Discussions regarding duty drawback. Discussions regarding S. 956, the Customs Facilitation Act of 2025. Monitored discussions regarding reconciliation
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMSTOCK & HOLT, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Discussions regarding duty drawback. Discussions regarding S. 956, the Customs Facilitation Act of 2025. Monitored discussions regarding reconciliation
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMSTOCK & HOLT, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Discussions regarding duty drawback. Discussions regarding S. 956, the Customs Facilitation Act of 2025. Monitored discussions regarding reconciliation Monitored discussions regarding whiskey tariffs
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) · lobbying firm or registrant: AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · amended · posted Oct 17, 2026 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$1,131,400
Spent on own lobbying
…e National Telecommunications Information Administration to estimate the value of electromagnetic spectrum assigned or otherwise allocated to Federal entities. S. 956 A bill to facilitate the entry and processing of merchandise and trade enforcement. S. 980 A bill to establish an intermodal transportation infrastructure pilo…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMSTOCK & HOLT, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Discussions regarding duty drawback. Discussions regarding S. 956, the Customs Facilitation Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMSTOCK & HOLT, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Discussions regarding duty drawback. Discussions regarding S. 956, the Customs Facilitation Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMSTOCK & HOLT, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Discussions regarding duty drawback. Discussions regarding S. 956, the Customs Facilitation Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FEDEX CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: FEDEX CORPORATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$2,930,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Act H.R.1504 - China Trade Relations Act of 2025 H.R.694 - Restoring Trade Fairness Act S.206 - Restoring Trade Fairness Act H.R.407 - Prevent Tariff Abuse Act S.956 - Customs Facilitation Act of 2025 H.R.6500 - The AGOA Extension Act H.R.6504 - The Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act H.R.4930 - Information Sharing H.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) · lobbying firm or registrant: AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$1,100,700
Spent on own lobbying
…e National Telecommunications Information Administration to estimate the value of electromagnetic spectrum assigned or otherwise allocated to Federal entities. S. 956 A bill to facilitate the entry and processing of merchandise and trade enforcement. S. 980 A bill to establish an intermodal transportation infrastructure pilo…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FEDEX CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: FEDEX CORPORATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$3,060,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Act H.R.1504 - China Trade Relations Act of 2025 H.R.694 - Restoring Trade Fairness Act S.206 - Restoring Trade Fairness Act H.R.407 - Prevent Tariff Abuse Act S.956 - Customs Facilitation Act of 2025 H.R.6500 - The AGOA Extension Act H.R.6504 - The Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act H.R.4930 - Information Sharing Th…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMSTOCK & HOLT, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Discussions regarding duty drawback. Discussions regarding S. 956, the Customs Facilitation Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMSTOCK & HOLT, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Discussions regarding duty drawback. Discussions regarding S. 956, the Customs Facilitation Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMSTOCK & HOLT, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Discussions regarding duty drawback. Discussions regarding S. 956, the Customs Facilitation Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) · lobbying firm or registrant: AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$1,036,900
Spent on own lobbying
…ed to Federal entities. S. 933 A bill to authorize programs for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal year 2025, and for other purposes. S. 956 A bill to facilitate the entry and processing of merchandise and trade enforcement. S. 980 A bill to establish an intermodal transportation infrastructure pilo…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FEDEX CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: FEDEX CORPORATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · amended · posted Mar 3, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$3,170,000
Spent on own lobbying
…H.R.1504 - China Trade Relations Act of 2025. H.R.694 - Restoring Trade Fairness Act. S.206 - Restoring Trade Fairness Act. H.R.407 - Prevent Tariff Abuse Act. S.956 - Customs Facilitation Act of 2025. H.R.1 - The One Big Beautiful Bill. General monitoring of administration policy and Executive Orders.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FEDEX CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: FEDEX CORPORATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$3,700,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Act H.R.1504 - China Trade Relations Act of 2025 H.R.694 - Restoring Trade Fairness Act S.206 - Restoring Trade Fairness Act H.R.407 - Prevent Tariff Abuse Act S.956 - Customs Facilitation Act of 2025 H.R.6500 - The AGOA Extension Act H.R.6504 - The Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act H.R.4930 - Information Sharing Th…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMSTOCK & HOLT, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Discussions regarding duty drawback. Discussions regarding S. 956, the Customs Facilitation Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMSTOCK & HOLT, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Discussions regarding duty drawback. Discussions regarding S. 956, the Customs Facilitation Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMSTOCK & HOLT, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Discussions regarding duty drawback. Discussions regarding S. 956, the Customs Facilitation Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DPWN HOLDINGS (USA) INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS DEUTSCHE POST WORLD NET-USA, INC.) · lobbying firm or registrant: DPWN HOLDINGS (USA) INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS DEUTSCHE POST WORLD NET USA, INC.)
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$117,150
Spent on own lobbying
Tariffs (IEEPA, Sec. 232, 301)-Clarifications related to data requirements needed for tariff collection. S. 956 - Customs Facilitation Act of 2025-Advocate for the preservation of key trade facilitation measures in customs reauthorization.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) · lobbying firm or registrant: AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$1,200,400
Spent on own lobbying
…ed to Federal entities. S. 933 A bill to authorize programs for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal year 2025, and for other purposes. S. 956 A bill to facilitate the entry and processing of merchandise and trade enforcement. S. 980 A bill to establish an intermodal transportation infrastructure pilo…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DPWN HOLDINGS (USA) INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS DEUTSCHE POST WORLD NET-USA, INC.) · lobbying firm or registrant: DPWN HOLDINGS (USA) INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS DEUTSCHE POST WORLD NET USA, INC.)
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
Tariffs (IEEPA, Sec. 232, 301)-Clarifications related to data requirements needed for tariff collection. S. 956 - Customs Facilitation Act of 2025-Advocate for the preservation of key trade facilitation measures in customs reauthorization.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMSTOCK & HOLT, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Discussions regarding duty drawback. Discussions regarding S. 956, the Customs Facilitation Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMSTOCK & HOLT, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Discussions regarding duty drawback. Discussions regarding S. 956, the Customs Facilitation Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing