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Lance Gooden (R-TX)

Foreign-Trade Zone Export Enhancement Act of 2025

H.R. 6792 · House bill Foreign Trade and International Finance

A Republican bill with 3 Democratic cosponsors · See all 9 cosponsors

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

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. 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

  • Scored +5

    Is this likely to create jobs?

    The bill explicitly aims to create and preserve jobs by enhancing manufacturing competitiveness.

  • Scored +5

    Does this make trade with other countries easier?

    Enhances trade efficiency between the US and its USMCA partners by clarifying duty-free treatments.

  • Scored +5

    Would business owners be better off under this?

    Provides cost-saving duty deferral benefits for manufacturing and distribution businesses.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.