Congress·In Committee·H.R. 6792

Foreign-Trade Zone Export Enhancement Act of 2025

Foreign-Trade Zones: New Export Rules for North American Trade

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This bill was recently introduced and is currently being reviewed by the House Committee on Ways and Means. It is in the early stages of the lawmaking process and is considered active. There are no upcoming votes scheduled at this time.

Passage Likelihood

45%Possible

The bill has support from both parties and focuses on U.S. manufacturing, but trade bills often face a long process in the House Ways and Means Committee.

·Bipartisan cosponsors
·Referred to House Ways and Means Committee
·Focuses on U.S. manufacturing jobs

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Key Points

This bill changes how taxes are handled for goods made in special areas called Foreign-Trade Zones. These zones are places in the United States where companies can handle foreign goods without paying normal import taxes right away.
Right now, some products made in these zones face extra costs when they are shipped to Mexico or Canada. This bill would remove those extra taxes to make U.S. factories more competitive with foreign companies.
The goal is to help U.S. manufacturers keep jobs at home. By making it cheaper to export goods to our neighbors, the bill's supporters hope to encourage companies to build and process more products inside the United States.
If passed, the Customs and Border Protection agency would have 90 days to set up the new rules. This would apply to goods covered by the trade deal between the United States, Mexico, and Canada.