US Legislation
Total 132 Posts
Members of Congress Try To Undo Biden Administration Tariff Pause
A bipartisan group of members of Congress have introduced legislation to "roll back" a Biden administration action that suspends tariffs on solar imports from four Southeast Asian countries that are subject to an investigation into whether Chinese producers of solar products had shifted production to these countries in
Legislation Introduced in U.S. Congress Would Restrict Chinese Purchases of Farmland
A bicameral, bipartisan group of members of Congress has introduced legislation to "protect America’s agricultural industry from improper foreign investment," with Chinese farmland purchases as a key target.
China's Questions, U.S. Replies on Recent U.S. Subsidy Measures
At a WTO Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures meeting last October, China asked questions about two major U.S. subsidy measures, related to electric vehicles and semiconductors. The U.S. recently provided responses.
Congressional Republicans Release "Discussion Draft" of Americas Legislation to "Counter China"
Last week, two Republican members of Congress released a discussion draft of a piece of legislation that focuses on trade in the Americas, but has several provisions dealing with China trade issues.
U.S. House of Representatives Votes To Restrict Sales of Oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China
Last week, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would prohibit sales of oil from the U.S. strategic petroleum reserve to entities linked to the Chinese Communist Party. Prospects for the legislation in the Democrat-controlled Senate are uncertain, however.
Proposed U.S. Legislation Calls For Report to "Chart Strategic Course for U.S.-China Trade Relations"
Last week, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) introduced the Trade with China Strategic Assessment Act, which would require an executive branch report about trade integration with China.
U.S. Spending Bill Targets Chinese Subsidies in Context of Mergers
In the government spending legislation recently enacted by Congress, there is a provision on the disclosure, in the context of merger notifications, of subsidies that have been provided by "foreign adversaries." This provision is part of an effort underway in both the EU and the U.S. to