# 119-hr-6216: Support Our Troops Shipping Relief Act of 2025

119-hr-6216, Support Our Troops Shipping Relief Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6216
- Congress: 119
- Title: Support Our Troops Shipping Relief Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Exempts humanitarian care packages sent by qualified nonprofit organizations to U.S. military personnel overseas from tariffs and detailed customs reporting.** It would also direct the Postal Service and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to treat those shipments as domestic mail and allow simpler manifest descriptions.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Delay enforcement for treaty conflicts: benefit, low. If enacted, enforcement of any conflict with Universal Postal Union rules or a Status of Forces Agreement would be delayed until on or after January 31, 2027. This would keep current practices in place for affected care-package shipments during that time.
- Tariff-free care packages for troops: benefit, low. If enacted, qualified nonprofits could send donated care packages to U.S. service members abroad without paying tariffs or duties. Shipments that meet the bill's rules would not need item-by-item Harmonized System codes, country-of-origin declarations, or commercial invoices. The Postal Service and…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-8839: Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-6216 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6216)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-8839: Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8839)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6216 (as of 2026-04-21).