Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) and Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) have introduced the Secure Revenue Clearance Channel Act, aimed at addressing delays at U.S. express ports. The proposed legislation seeks to improve cooperation between express carriers and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, enabling low-value shipments to move quickly while maintaining tariff collection and preventing the entry of illicit goods such as fentanyl.
Miller stated, “Shipments have recently faced significant backlogs at our ports of entry. This bill creates a critical mechanism to help small businesses, manufacturers, and hardworking Americans by allowing express shippers to move goods more efficiently through the system, while also cutting unnecessary penalties and fees that slow commerce and raise costs. I am committed to supporting our supply chains while ensuring shipments enter our country securely and responsibly, with strong safeguards in place to keep dangerous and illicit products far from our communities.”
Beyer added, ”In recent months, American consumers and small businesses have suffered as their goods, particularly lower cost but still time-sensitive items, have been held up waiting to be cleared by Customs. The expedited shipping channel this bill creates would help resolve this growing problem while also maintaining a high level of security at our ports of entry to keep out drugs, counterfeits, and other illicit products.”
Carol Miller has represented West Virginia’s 1st district in Congress since 2019 after serving in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 2006 to 2018. She was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1950 and resides in Huntington. Miller earned her BA from Columbia College in South Carolina in 1972.
A copy of the bill text is available for public review.
