S1185-119

In Committee

FIGHTING for America Act of 2025

119th Congress Introduced Mar 27, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, FIGHTING for America Act of 2025, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms. The main policy domain is Trade, Immigration, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

importers, exporters, and commercial firms may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, importers, exporters, and commercial firms may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fighting Illicit Goods, Helping Trustworthy Importers, and Netting Gains for America Act of 2025 or the FIGHTING...
  • Section id671ee63adceb4de8a63491eb34daa3d6: 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— driven by the COVID–19 pandemic and other global factors, the volume of low-value imports into the...
  • Section id73357c788db3444998ce18e0205a7ec3: 3. Designation of priority trade issue Section 117(a) of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4322(a)) is amended by adding at...
  • Section id1ecf9654a17b4cea8dc62b2d75965926: 4. Enhanced transparency for shipments Section 321 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1321) is amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than 180...
  • Section id9123964dfeb341a489e01d7ddcb9266c: 5. Limitations on exemption from duties Section 321 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1321) is amended by striking (b) The Secretary of the Treasury and...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, FIGHTING for America Act of 2025, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms.

Key Policy Areas

Trade, Immigration, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, FIGHTING for America Act of 2025, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms.

Policy Domains

Trade Immigration Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • importers, exporters, and commercial firms
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 27, 2025

Mr. Wyden introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

Mar 27, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Mar 27, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Trade
5 mentions across 5 clauses
+1 positive -4 negative

Importers and exporters of goods that may qualify for an administrative exemption under subsection (a)(2)(C), Importers of goods from countries with high illicit goods trade, Importers of goods subject to the listed conditions

Positive-direction: Importers of goods from countries with high illicit goods trade

Negative-direction: Importers and exporters of goods that may qualify for an administrative exemption under subsection (a)(2)(C), Importers of goods subject to the listed conditions, Parties making entry of shipments under section 321(a)(2)(C), Parties with interests in detained merchandise

Federal Administration
2 mentions across 2 clauses
+1 positive ?1 uncertain

Customs and Border Protection, Partner government agencies of U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Imports
2 mentions across 2 clauses
+1 positive -1 negative

Articles entered after a certain date, Importers claiming administrative exemption under section 321(a)(2)(C)

Positive-direction: Articles entered after a certain date

Negative-direction: Importers claiming administrative exemption under section 321(a)(2)(C)

Trade Industry
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Importers and exporters

All Industries
1 mention across 1 clause
?1 uncertain

Importers and exporters utilizing de minimis exemption

Retail
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Online marketplaces, express consignment operators, freight forwarders, and other entities involved in U.S. imports

13/13
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Trade Immigration Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_treasury"
→ Secretary of the Treasury

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