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Support Our Troops Shipping Relief Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-6216| House 
| Updated: 11/20/2025
Seth Moulton

Seth Moulton

Democratic Representative

Massachusetts

Ways and Means Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill aims to remove unnecessary Customs barriers that hinder nonprofit organizations from sending humanitarian care packages to U.S. Armed Forces members stationed overseas. Congress found that recent commercial-focused reporting requirements, such as Harmonized System codes and country-of-origin data, have created significant delays and increased costs for these volunteer groups, impacting morale-boosting shipments. The legislation amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to exempt eligible shipments from tariffs, duties, and detailed reporting requirements. To qualify, packages must originate from a qualified nonprofit organization , be addressed to a military mail address , and contain humanitarian care packages for the comfort or morale of service members. The bill mandates the United States Postal Service treat these qualifying shipments as domestic mail for all rate, tariff, and customs purposes. It also directs the Postmaster General and the Secretary of the Treasury to jointly issue regulations within 180 days, ensuring the acceptance of simplified manifests with general content categories instead of item-by-item details.
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Timeline
Nov 20, 2025
Introduced in House
Nov 20, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 15, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-3477
Introduced in Senate
  • November 20, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • November 20, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • December 15, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-3477
    Introduced in Senate

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Support Our Troops Shipping Relief Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-6216| House 
| Updated: 11/20/2025
This bill aims to remove unnecessary Customs barriers that hinder nonprofit organizations from sending humanitarian care packages to U.S. Armed Forces members stationed overseas. Congress found that recent commercial-focused reporting requirements, such as Harmonized System codes and country-of-origin data, have created significant delays and increased costs for these volunteer groups, impacting morale-boosting shipments. The legislation amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to exempt eligible shipments from tariffs, duties, and detailed reporting requirements. To qualify, packages must originate from a qualified nonprofit organization , be addressed to a military mail address , and contain humanitarian care packages for the comfort or morale of service members. The bill mandates the United States Postal Service treat these qualifying shipments as domestic mail for all rate, tariff, and customs purposes. It also directs the Postmaster General and the Secretary of the Treasury to jointly issue regulations within 180 days, ensuring the acceptance of simplified manifests with general content categories instead of item-by-item details.
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Timeline
Nov 20, 2025
Introduced in House
Nov 20, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 15, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-3477
Introduced in Senate
  • November 20, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • November 20, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • December 15, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-3477
    Introduced in Senate
Seth Moulton

Seth Moulton

Democratic Representative

Massachusetts

Ways and Means Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Foreign Trade and International Finance

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted