# 119-hr-9062: BOOST American Business Act

119-hr-9062, BOOST American Business Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9062
- Congress: 119
- Title: BOOST American Business Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-11

## Summary

**Creates a dedicated Commercial Diplomatic Service (CDS) inside the Foreign Service.** This bill would reorient U.S. commercial diplomacy to help American exporters win contracts, attract investment, and protect strategic industries abroad. - Helps U.S. companies compete overseas by providing market advocacy, investment promotion, assistance in investment disputes, and efforts to strengthen supply chains and intellectual property protections. - Builds a new CDS career track with specialized recruitment and standardized training for commercial advocacy and market analysis, and it sets a target of 750 CDS officers by 2028. - Grants authorities to move personnel into CDS and to hire directly for CDS roles for up to 10 years, requires coordination with the Department of Commerce and other agencies, and allows contracting for commercial diplomacy services without making contractors federal employees.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New service for U.S. exporters: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would create a Commercial Diplomatic Service (CDS) inside the State Department to help U.S. companies export, win foreign contracts, and attract investment. It would set a congressional target of 750 CDS officers by 2028 and require the Secretary to set a transfer application p…

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

## Sources
- [119-hr-9062 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9062)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9062 (as of 2026-06-11).