HR 4105 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

To apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes.

Introduced Feb 29, 2012 Originated House Became Public Law 112-99 Sponsor Dave Camp R-MI

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Latest action · Mar 13, 2012 Became Public Law No: 112-99.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 29, 2012
  2. Passed HouseMar 6, 2012
  3. Passed SenateMar 7, 2012
  4. To the PresidentMar 8, 2012
  5. Became lawMar 13, 2012Public Law 112-99

Summary

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Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 regarding the imposition of countervailing duties on imports into the United States from a country subsidizing, directly or indirectly, the manufacture, production, or export of merchandise which materially injures a U.S. industry or threatens to.

Declares that merchandise on which countervailing duties must be imposed includes merchandise from a nonmarket country, unless the administering authority cannot identify and measure subsidies provided by the government of the nonmarket economy country (or a public entity within its territory) because the economy of that country is essentially composed of a single entity.

Requires the administering authority to reduce the antidumping duty on a class or kind of merchandise from a nonmarket economy country in cases where: (1) such country (or a public entity within its territory) has provided the merchandise with a countervailable subsidy (other than an export subsidy); (2) the subsidy has reduced the average price of imports of that class or kind of merchandise during the relevant period; and (3) the extent to which the subsidy, in combination with the use of normal value, has increased the weighted average dumping margin for such merchandise can be reasonably estimated.

Requires the administering authority, in such cases, to reduce the antidumping duty by the amount of the increase in the weighted average dumping margin estimated (but not by more than the portion of the countervailing duty rate attributable to the countervailable subsidy).

Recorded votes 1

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Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 96Passed370–39Mar 6, 2012

Cosponsors 129

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 29, 2012 to Mar 6, 2012; 101 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ILAaron SchockOriginalFeb 29, 2012
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalFeb 29, 2012
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzOriginalFeb 29, 2012
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalFeb 29, 2012
D-OHBetty SuttonOriginalFeb 29, 2012
R-OHBill JohnsonOriginalFeb 29, 2012
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalFeb 29, 2012
R-MOBilly LongOriginalFeb 29, 2012
R-OHBob GibbsOriginalFeb 29, 2012
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalFeb 29, 2012
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalFeb 29, 2012
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalFeb 29, 2012
D-LACedric L. RichmondOriginalFeb 29, 2012
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalFeb 29, 2012
R-LACharles W. Boustany, Jr.OriginalFeb 29, 2012
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Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Feb 29, 2012

Actions 16

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 13, 2012Signed by President.
  2. Mar 13, 2012Became Public Law No: 112-99.
  3. Mar 8, 2012Presented to President.
  4. Mar 7, 2012Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1441)
  5. Mar 7, 2012Passed pursuant to the order of March 5, 2012.
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In the Congressional Record 4

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S1608Sherrod Brown D-OHMar 13, 2012
HouseDebate and remarks H1165, H1166–H1173Text printed H1166Recorded votes H1178applyBill Pascrell, Jr. D-NJ, Charles W. Boustany, Jr. R-LA, Dana Rohrabacher R-CA, Dave Camp R-MI, Earl Blumenauer D-OR, Gene Green D-TX, John D. Dingell D-MI, Kevin Brady R-TX, Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY, Mark S. Critz D-PA, Michael H. Michaud D-ME, Michael R. Turner R-OH, Mike Kelly R-PA, Peter J. Visclosky D-IN, Renee L. Ellmers R-NC, Richard E. Neal D-MA, Sander M. Levin D-MI, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Tammy Baldwin D-WI, Tom Reed R-NYMar 6, 2012
SenateDebate and remarks S1375Harry Reid D-NVMar 5, 2012
HouseLists H1100H.R. 4105–4115—Feb 29, 2012

Research

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Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

  1. Mar 6, 2012H.R. 4105, a bill to apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries and for other purposesAs introduced on February 29, 2012

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Section 8 of Article I of the U.S. Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1100.

Printed hearings 2

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 112-139WHERE THE JOBS ARE: CAN AMERICAN MANUFACTURING THRIVE AGAIN?136 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeApr 19, 2012
Serial No. 112-062IMPACT OF U.S. TRADE POLICIES ON SMALL BUSINESSES AND MANUFACTURING67 pagesSmall Business CommitteeApr 2, 2012

CRS reports 8

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Cite it 8

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Related bills 1

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BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2153A bill to apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes.Identical billMar 7, 2012

Titles 1

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Official Title as Introduced
To apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.

Text 4

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  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Mar 7, 2012Received in Senate
  3. Mar 6, 2012Engrossed in House
  4. Feb 29, 2012Introduced in House

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