HR 1568 United States House · 118th Congress

Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act

This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the Treasury Secretary to remove personally identifiable information (such as Social Security numbers and passport numbers) from shipping manifests before they are made publicly available. It directly affects importers and customs brokers who submit shipment data, as their records will no longer include sensitive personal details in public-facing documents. The law mandates this removal for all manifests signed, produced, delivered, or transmitted electronically, with two limited exceptions: if disclosure poses a threat of personal injury or property damage (determined per shipment), or if the information is already exempt under existing Freedom of Information Act provisions. The changes take effect 30 days after enactment (February 9, 2024).
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Dec 2023
House Passage
Jan 2024
Senate Passage
Jan 2024
Signed into Law
Feb 2024
Introduced Mar 10, 2023 Signed Feb 9, 2024
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
3
Feb 9, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by President.
executive
Jan 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S322)
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Jan 18, 2024
Introduced
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 1/16/2024 CR H137-138)
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 1/16/2024 CR H137-138)
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Introduced
Mr. Smith (NE) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
lower
Dec 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-287.
lower
Nov 2, 2023
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
lower
Nov 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Mar 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
Mar 10, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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