House Bill 6500
119th Congress(2025-2026)
AGOA Extension Act
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Passed House on Jan 12, 2026
Bill Intelligence
The bill seeks to extend the preferential treatment for certain African countries under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) until December 31, 2028. It also allows for retroactive application, enabling articles that would have received duty-free treatment under AGOA by September 30, 2025, to be liquidated or reliquidated under the new extension. Additionally, the bill extends the customs user fees until December 31, 2031, impacting the rates for merchandise processing fees and user fees.
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Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
6500
Congress
119
Policy Area
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Primary focus of measure is competitiveness, trade barriers and adjustment assistance; foreign loans and international monetary system; international banking; trade agreements and negotiations; customs enforcement, tariffs, and trade restrictions; foreign investment. Measures concerning border enforcement may fall under Immigration policy area.
checkPassed on January 13, 2026
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
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02/10/2026
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 320.
02/09/2026
Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
01/13/2026
Received in the Senate.
01/12/2026
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
01/12/2026
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)
01/12/2026
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)
01/12/2026
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H646)
01/12/2026
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.
01/12/2026
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6500.
01/12/2026
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H637-642)
01/12/2026
Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
12/30/2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 362.
12/30/2025
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-416.
12/10/2025
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 37 - 3.
12/10/2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
12/09/2025
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
12/09/2025
Introduced in House
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