Trusted Importer and Competitive Manufacturing Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6914 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6914 To establish a program to issue general import licenses to permit a certified importer to pay reduced or waived tariffs or other duties on certain articles, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 19, 2025 Mr. Miller of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish a program to issue general import licenses to permit a certified importer to pay reduced or waived tariffs or other duties on certain articles, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Trusted Importer and Competitive Manufacturing Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUSTED IMPORTER PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shall establish a program to certify an importer as a ``Trusted Importer'' (hereinafter the ``certification program'') based on the following criteria: (1) Compliance with applicable trade and customs laws. (2) Supply chain security and internal controls. (3) Financial solvency and operational capacity. (4) Promotion of manufacturing competitiveness of the United States. (b) Issuance of General Import License.--Upon certification under subsection (a), the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the United States Trade Representative, shall issue a Trusted Importer a ``general import license'' to pay reduced or waived tariffs or o