HR 6216 United States House · 119th Congress

Support Our Troops Shipping Relief Act of 2025

The Support Our Troops Shipping Relief Act of 2025 exempts care packages sent by qualified nonprofits to U.S. military personnel overseas from customs tariffs, duties, and detailed reporting requirements like individual product codes or country-of-origin data. This bill directly affects nonprofits (such as Operation Troop Support) that send comfort items - like snacks, hygiene products, and letters - to troops stationed outside the continental U.S. The key provision simplifies documentation by allowing organizations to use broad categories (e.g., "snack foods" instead of specific codes) and treats these shipments as domestic mail for processing. It requires the U.S. Postal Service and Customs to implement this exemption within 180 days, reducing delays and costs while maintaining security screening.
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Introduced Nov 20, 2025 Last action Nov 20, 2025
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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.
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