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Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act

USA118th CongressS-1856| Senate 
| Updated: 6/7/2023
Sherrod Brown

Sherrod Brown

Democratic Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (20)
Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Katie Boyd Britt (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)J. D. Vance (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)John Fetterman (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act 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) 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 third 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 statutorily establishes procedures for Commerce to conduct circumvention inquiries, including by specifying the deadlines for preliminary and final determinations. The bill also provides statutory authority for Commerce to investigate currency undervaluation as a countervailable subsidy.
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Timeline
Jun 7, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 7, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 17, 2024

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-3882
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
  • June 7, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 7, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • December 17, 2024

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-3882
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Related Bills

  • HR 118-3882: Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act

Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act

USA118th CongressS-1856| Senate 
| Updated: 6/7/2023
Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act 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) 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 third 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 statutorily establishes procedures for Commerce to conduct circumvention inquiries, including by specifying the deadlines for preliminary and final determinations. The bill also provides statutory authority for Commerce to investigate currency undervaluation as a countervailable subsidy.
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Timeline
Jun 7, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 7, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 17, 2024

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-3882
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
  • June 7, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 7, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • December 17, 2024

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-3882
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Sherrod Brown

Sherrod Brown

Democratic Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (20)
Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Katie Boyd Britt (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)J. D. Vance (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)John Fetterman (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Finance Committee

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Related Bills

  • HR 118-3882: Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted