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H.R. 6792

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 6792, the Foreign-Trade Zone Export Enhancement Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Dec 17, 2025 by Rep. Lance Gooden (R) with 8 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Dec 17, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 6792 has 8 co-sponsors.

hb6792/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 6792 IH: Foreign-Trade Zone Export Enhancement Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-12-17
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6792  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   December 17, 2025   Mr. Gooden  (for himself,  Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas ,  Ms. Foxx ,  Ms. De La Cruz ,  Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , and  Mr. Buchanan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To clarify provisions of the United States Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act and Foreign Trade Zones Act with respect to the appropriate tariff treatment of merchandise in a United States foreign-trade zone, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Foreign-Trade Zone Export Enhancement Act of 2025  .
2.
Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to ensure that foreign-trade zones in the United States continue—
(1)
to operate in support of United States competitiveness in manufacturing and distribution; and
(2)
to create and preserve jobs in the United States.
3.
Rules related to duties imposed on foreign-trade zone merchandise
(a)
Amendments to Foreign Trade Zones Act
Section 3 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the  Foreign Trade Zones Act ) ( 19 U.S.C. 81c ), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(f)
Export from a foreign-Trade zone of certain merchandise manufactured or changed
  in condition
Notwithstanding the seventh proviso of subsection (a)—
(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
(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.
 .
(b)
Duty-Free treatment for certain articles
Subchapter I of chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (hereinafter the  HTS ) is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following new subheading:
  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.
  Free
  .
4.
Implementation and enforcement
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall issue such regulations as are necessary to implement section 3.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-12-17
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To clarify provisions of the United States Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act and Foreign Trade Zones Act with respect to the appropriate tariff treatment of merchandise in a United States foreign-trade zone, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Lance Gooden (R) sponsors H.R. 6792, and 8 members have co-sponsored it, 5 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 6792 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Dec 17, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6792 has taken 2 actions since Dec 17, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 17, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Dec 17, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 6792 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 6792.

Titles

H.R. 6792 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Foreign-Trade Zone Export Enhancement Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Foreign-Trade Zone Export Enhancement Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To clarify provisions of the United States Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act and Foreign Trade Zones Act with respect to the appropriate tariff treatment of merchandise in a United States foreign-trade zone, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 4 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6792 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Trade (domestic/foreign).

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
UNI AG GROUPAgricultural consulting group, focused on sugar imports and processing.Texas13$240K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AXADVOCACY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS13$240K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ARTHUR SCOTT113
JEFFREY BILLMAN113
JOHN SHEA113
ROBERT BABCOCK113

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
UNI AG GROUPAXADVOCACY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS2026 second_quarter$80K2nd Quarter - Report
UNI AG GROUPAXADVOCACY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS2026 first_quarter$80K1st Quarter - Report
UNI AG GROUPAXADVOCACY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS2025 fourth_quarter$80K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6792 under Foreign Trade and International Finance, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6792’s is Foreign Trade and International Finance.

hr6792/policy-areas.txt
Foreign Trade and International FinanceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 6792, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 213 (Wednesday, December 17, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOODEN:H.R. 6792.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe power of Congress to lay and collect taxes, duties,imposts, and excises to pay the debts and provide for thecommon Defefense and general welfare of the United States, asenumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. Thus, Congresshas the authority not only to increase taxes, but also, toreduce taxes to promote the[Page H6024]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com