H.R. 5926

Summary

H.R. 5926, the Mexican Energy Trade Enforcement Act, was introduced in the House on Nov 7, 2025 by Rep. Jodey Arrington (R) with 8 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Nov 7, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 5926 has 8 co-sponsors.

119 HR 5926 IH: Mexican Energy Trade Enforcement Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-11-07
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5926  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   November 7, 2025   Mr. Arrington  (for himself,  Mr. Cuellar ,  Mrs. Miller of West Virginia ,  Mr. Moran ,  Ms. Van Duyne ,  Mr. Bean of Florida , and  Mr. Pfluger ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To require the United States Trade Representative to request a dispute resolution panel with Mexico under the USMCA, initiate an investigation under the Trade Act of 1974, or require, during the first joint review of the USMCA, that Mexico comply with certain obligations under the USMCA with respect to certain actions taken by Mexico that favor its state-owned electrical utility and state-owned petroleum company.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Mexican Energy Trade Enforcement Act  .
2.
Requirement to take certain actions to require Mexico to comply with its obligations under the USMCA
(a)
In general
To protect United States commerce abroad, and with respect to the covered actions, the United States Trade Representative shall—
(1)
request the establishment of a dispute resolution panel with Mexico under article 31.6 of the USMCA; or
(2)
require, during the first joint review of the USMCA, that Mexico provide non-discriminatory access for United States energy companies consistent with the obligations of Mexico under the USMCA, including under chapters 2 (Market Access), 14 (Investments), and 22 (State-Owned Enterprises) of the USMCA.
(b)
Report
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the United States Trade Representative shall submit a report to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate detailing action taken under subsection (a).
(c)
Definitions
In this Act:
(1)
Covered actions
The term  covered actions  means the actions taken by Mexico that formed the basis for the request for dispute settlement consultations with Mexico under the USMCA, circulated by the United States Trade Representative on July 20, 2022, and which favor its State-owned electrical utility company, Comisión Federal de Electricidad, and State-owned petroleum company, Petróleos Mexicanos, and negatively impact United States companies operating in Mexico and United States energy export to Mexico.
(2)
USMCA
The term  USMCA  has the meaning given such term in section 3(9) of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act ( 19 U.S.C. 4502(9) ).

Tracker

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To require the United States Trade Representative to request a dispute resolution panel with Mexico under the USMCA, initiate an investigation under the Trade Act of 1974, or require, during the first joint review of the USMCA, that Mexico comply with certain obligations under the USMCA with respect to certain actions taken by Mexico that favor its state-owned electrical utility and state-owned petroleum company.

Sponsors

Rep. Jodey Arrington (R) sponsors H.R. 5926, and 8 members have co-sponsored it, 6 of them from the day it was introduced.

Jodey Arrington

Rep. · R–TX-19 · Sponsor

Introduced Nov 7, 2025

Aaron Bean

Rep. · R–FL-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 7, 2025 · Original

Henry Cuellar

Rep. · D–TX-28 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 7, 2025 · Original

Carol Miller

Rep. · R–WV-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 7, 2025 · Original

Nathaniel Moran

Rep. · R–TX-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 7, 2025 · Original

August Pfluger

Rep. · R–TX-11 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 7, 2025 · Original

Elizabeth Van Duyne

Rep. · R–TX-24 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 7, 2025 · Original

Thomas Suozzi

Rep. · D–NY-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 15, 2026

Craig Goldman

Rep. · R–TX-12 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 22, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 5926 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Referred To · Nov 7, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5926 has taken 2 actions since Nov 7, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 5926 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5926 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Mexican Energy Trade Enforcement Act — Display Title
• Mexican Energy Trade Enforcement Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To require the United States Trade Representative to request a dispute resolution panel with Mexico under the USMCA, initiate an investigation under the Trade Act of 1974, or require, during the first joint review of the USMCA, that Mexico comply with certain obligations under the USMCA with respect to certain actions taken by Mexico that favor its state-owned electrical utility and state-owned petroleum company. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 110 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5926 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Energy/Nuclear, Trade (domestic/foreign), Budget/Appropriations, Environment/Superfund, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Aerospace, Automotive Industry.

Clients

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Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 110.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5926 under Foreign Trade and International Finance, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5926’s is Foreign Trade and International Finance.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5926, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 187 (Friday, November 7, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ARRINGTON:H.R. 5926.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H4585]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com