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US HR545

US HR545
Defending Domestic Produce Protection Act


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Introduced
01/26/2023
In Committee
12/17/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025

Introduced Session

118th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide for the treatment of core seasonal industries affected by antidumping or countervailing duty investigations, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill, the Defending Domestic Produce Protection Act, amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide specific protections for "core seasonal industries" - producers of raw agricultural products whose sales are concentrated during a particular season or cyclical period. The key provisions of the bill include: defining "core seasonal industries", adjusting the industry support thresholds for initiating countervailing duty and antidumping duty investigations involving these industries, allowing for the suspension of investigations in extraordinary circumstances, and limiting the application of any countervailing or antidumping duties to the specific season or cyclical period affected. The bill also applies these changes to goods from Canada and Mexico under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Business and Industry

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (on 12/17/2024)

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