A bill to apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Mar 7, 2012 See also H.R. 4105.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 5, 2012
- Passed SenateMar 5, 2012
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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).
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 5, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | Mar 5, 2012 |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | Mar 5, 2012 |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Original | Mar 5, 2012 |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Original | Mar 5, 2012 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Mar 5, 2012 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Mar 5, 2012 |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Original | Mar 5, 2012 |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Original | Mar 5, 2012 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Mar 5, 2012 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Mar 5, 2012 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Mar 5, 2012 |
| R-KY | Mitch McConnell | Original | Mar 5, 2012 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Mar 5, 2012 |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Original | Mar 5, 2012 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | Mar 5, 2012 |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | Mar 5, 2012 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Mar 5, 2012 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Mar 5, 2012 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Mar 5, 2012 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Mar 5, 2012 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Mar 5, 2012 |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Original | Mar 5, 2012 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2012See also H.R. 4105.
- Mar 5, 2012Introduced in Senate
- Mar 5, 2012Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1375-1376; text as passed Senate: CR S1375-1376)
In the Congressional Record 1
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1375Text printed S1375 | Harry Reid D-NV (text) | Mar 5, 2012 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL32371 | Trade Remedies: A Primer Archived | Report | Mar 6, 2012 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4105 | To apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes. | Identical bill | Mar 13, 2012 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 5, 2012Considered and Passed Senate
- Mar 5, 2012Engrossed in Senate
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