H.R. 6500 House Foreign Trade and International Finance
AGOA Extension Act
STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR
Currently in the House. Last action: read the second time. placed on senate legislative calendar under general orders. calendar no. 320 on Feb 10, 2026.
- House Introduced in House Dec 9, 2025
- House Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Dec 9, 2025
- House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Dec 10, 2025
- House Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 37 - 3. Dec 10, 2025
- House Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-416. Dec 30, 2025
- House Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 362. Dec 30, 2025
- House Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Jan 12, 2026
- House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H637-642) Jan 12, 2026
- House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6500. Jan 12, 2026
- House At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. Jan 12, 2026
- House Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H646) Jan 12, 2026
- House Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 340 - 54 (Roll no. 14). (text: CR H637) Jan 12, 2026
- House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 340 - 54 (Roll no. 14). (text: CR H637) Jan 12, 2026
- House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Jan 12, 2026
- Senate Received in the Senate. Jan 13, 2026
- HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Jan 13, 2026
- Senate Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. Feb 9, 2026
- Senate Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 320. Feb 10, 2026
Cosponsors
1
Subjects
AfricaCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsCustoms enforcementNormal trade relations, most-favored-nation treatmentUser charges and fees
Committees
- Ways and Means Committee
- Reported By , Dec 30, 2025
- Markup By , Dec 10, 2025
- Referred To , Dec 9, 2025
Summary
AGOA Extension ActThis bill extends through December 31, 2028, trade preferences that provide duty-free access to the U.S. market for most exports from eligible countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The bill also extends through December 31, 2031, customs user fees and merchandise processing fees.Specifically, the bill extends through 2028 the duty-free treatment of the products of beneficiary SSA countries under the Trade Act of 1974 (specifically, the Generalized System of Preferences) and the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). (Currently, there are 32 countries eligible for AGOA.)Additionally, the extended period applies to the following provisions of AGOA: (1) the duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles from beneficiary SSA countries; and (2) the third-country fabric provision, which allows limited amounts of apparel articles from lesser developed beneficiary SSA countries to qualify for duty-free treatment, even if the yarns and fabrics used in their production are imported from non-AGOA countries (e.g., apparel assembled in Kenya with Chinese fabrics).The bill also provides for the refund of duties (i.e., liquidation or reliquidation of entries) on articles from eligible SSA countries that entered into the United States after September 30, 2025, and before the date of this bill's enactment. A refund request must be filed with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and must contain sufficient information for CBP to locate the entry or, if the entry cannot be located, reconstruct the entry. CBP must refund any duties previously paid with respect to the entry within 90 days.
Summary as of: Reported to House
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