Bill · H.R. 6792· House(119-HR-6792)
Foreign-Trade Zone Export Enhancement Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 12/17/2025
- Last activity
- 12/17/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Sponsored by
- Lance Gooden
- Cosponsors
- - 6 - 3
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the ``Foreign-Trade Zone Export Enhancement Act of 2025'', seeks to clarify tariff treatments for merchandise within United States foreign-trade zones. It aims to support U.S. competitiveness in manufacturing and distribution while creating and preserving jobs. The legislation amends the Foreign Trade Zones Act to allow certain articles and their components to enter free of duty. Specifically, it targets merchandise subject to duty deferral restrictions under the USMCA. The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is tasked with issuing necessary regulations within 90 days of enactment.
Yes· 3 of 8
Is this likely to create jobs?+5
The bill explicitly aims to create and preserve jobs by enhancing manufacturing competitiveness.
Does this make trade with other countries easier?+5
Enhances trade efficiency between the US and its USMCA partners by clarifying duty-free treatments.
Would business owners be better off under this?+5
Provides cost-saving duty deferral benefits for manufacturing and distribution businesses.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Support for Manufacturing and Jobs: The stated purpose of the Act is to ensure foreign-trade zones support United States competitiveness in manufacturing and distribution and to create and preserve jobs in the United States (Section 2).
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Duty-Free Merchandise: Certain articles and their components that are manufactured or changed in condition within a foreign-trade zone can enter free of duty when withdrawn for direct exportation to a USMCA territory (Section 3(a) and Section 3(b)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Increases Job Creation+5Improves Economic Growth+4
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves International Trade+5Improves International Alliances+3
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+5Good For Union Workers+2
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Interstate Commerce+3Increases Federal Power+1
- 9/15/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 8/27/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 8/24/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/30/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/17/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 5 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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Virginia FoxxRepublican · North Carolina
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Mike KellyRepublican · Pennsylvania
Carol MillerRepublican · West Virginia
William TimmonsRepublican · South Carolina