United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 5 R · 2 D cosponsors

HR 6792 — Foreign-Trade Zone Export Enhancement Act of 2025

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 17, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill amends the Foreign Trade Zones Act to allow certain merchandise to enter free of duty when exported from a foreign-trade zone.

  • 19 U.S.C. 81c

    (f) Export From a Foreign-Trade Zone of Certain Merchandise Manufactured or Changed in Condition.--Notwithstanding the seventh proviso of subsection (a)--

    This provision creates a new subsection that clarifies the export of certain merchandise from foreign-trade zones.

  • 19 U.S.C. 81c

    (1) each article subject to the procedures described in such proviso and classifiable under the heading 9801.00.95 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States shall enter free of duty in accordance with such heading; and

    Articles classified under heading 9801.00.95 can be exported without incurring duties.

  • 19 U.S.C. 81c

    (2) any article consisting of components subject to such procedures and classifiable under such heading shall enter free of duty with respect to such components.

    Components of articles exported under these procedures will also be duty-free.

  • 19 U.S.C. 4501

    9801.00.95 Merchandise that is subject to duty deferral restrictions of the free trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada (19 U.S.C. 4501, et seq.; commonly known as the `USMCA') (or any successor agreement) that is admitted into a United States foreign-trade zone, manufactured, or changed in condition therein, and subsequently withdrawn for direct exportation to the territory of a Party to that agreement.

    A new subheading is created to specify duty treatment of merchandise entering foreign-trade zones under USMCA.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 540 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (540)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HR 6792?
HR 6792 is sponsored by Gooden, Lance (Republican), Gonzalez, Vicente (Democratic), Foxx, Virginia (Republican), De La Cruz, Monica (Republican), Kelly, Mike (Republican), Buchanan, Vern (Republican), and Cuellar, Henry (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 6792?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 17, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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