Bill Sponsor
House Bill 6121
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Eliminating Global Market Distortions to Protect American Jobs Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Dec 2, 2021
Overview
Text
Introduced
Dec 2, 2021
Latest Action
Dec 2, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
6121
Congress
117
Policy Area
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Primary focus of measure is competitiveness, trade barriers and adjustment assistance; foreign loans and international monetary system; international banking; trade agreements and negotiations; customs enforcement, tariffs, and trade restrictions; foreign investment. Measures concerning border enforcement may fall under Immigration policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Eliminating Global Market Distortions to Protect American Jobs Act of 2021

This bill addresses unfair trade practices by making various changes to U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty law. Antidumping provides relief to U.S industries and workers that are materially injured or threatened with injury due to imports of like products sold in the U.S. market at less than fair value, while countervailing duty provides such relief from imports of products subsidized by a foreign government or public entity.

Specifically, the bill establishes a process for successive antidumping and countervailing duty investigations. Successive investigations may be concurrent (an ongoing investigation of the same product from different countries) or recently completed (not more than two years before the date of the initiation of the successive investigation). Further, the bill establishes a time line for the Department of Commerce to issue determinations in successive investigations.

Among other provisions, the bill authorizes Commerce to

  • apply countervailing duty law to subsidies provided by a foreign government or public entity to a company operating in a different country,
  • use another method for calculating the cost of production in specific circumstances, and
  • require importers to provide a certification that the imported merchandise is not subject to an antidumping or countervailing duty order.

Additionally, the bill establishes procedures for Commerce to conduct circumvention inquiries, including by specifying the deadlines for preliminary and final determinations.

The bill repeals the Softwood Lumber Act of 2008, which addresses the importation of softwood lumber and softwood lumber products.

Text (1)
December 2, 2021
Actions (2)
12/02/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
12/02/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 7:58:54 PM