# 119-hr-6792: Foreign-Trade Zone Export Enhancement Act of 2025

119-hr-6792, Foreign-Trade Zone Export Enhancement Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6792
- Congress: 119
- Title: Foreign-Trade Zone Export Enhancement Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-17

## Summary

**Makes goods made or changed inside U.S. foreign-trade zones duty-free when exported to USMCA partner countries.** This bill would change tariff rules so qualifying merchandise and its components enter free of duty, and it aims to keep U.S. manufacturing and distribution competitive and preserve jobs. - Manufacturers and exporters: Goods admitted to a U.S. foreign-trade zone, manufactured or changed there, and shipped directly to a United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) partner would be treated as duty-free under Harmonized Tariff Schedule heading 9801.00.95. - Component suppliers and zone operators: Component parts used in those articles would also enter free of duty, clarifying treatment for assemblies and parts. - Customs and implementation: The bill would require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to issue implementing regulations within 90 days of enactment.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2026-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Duty-free exports from U.S. FTZs: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would let businesses that use U.S. foreign-trade zones export certain goods to USMCA countries without paying U.S. customs duties. To qualify, the goods would need to be admitted to a U.S. FTZ, manufactured or changed in condition there, and withdrawn for direct export to a US…

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- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6792 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6792)

## Related
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- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1502)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6792 (as of 2026-09-17).