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H.R. 1548 · 119th Congress

Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act

IntroducedForeign Trade and International Finance
IntroducedFeb 24, 2025
Passed HouseNot yet
Passed SenateNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet

What it does

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Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act

This bill addresses unfair trade practices by making various changes to U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty laws. Antidumping laws provide 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 laws provide 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 timeline 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 certify 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.

Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Feb 24, 2025).

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What has happened

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  1. 2025-02-24Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.House floor actions
  2. 2025-02-24Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress
  3. 2025-02-24Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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Cosponsors

  • Rep. Robert B. Aderholt R-AL-4
  • Rep. Mark Alford R-MO-4
  • Rep. Jodey C. Arrington R-TX-19
  • Rep. Brian Babin R-TX-36
  • Rep. James R. Baird R-IN-4
  • Rep. Troy Balderson R-OH-12
  • Rep. Andy Barr R-KY-6
  • Rep. Joyce Beatty D-OH-3
  • Rep. Jack Bergman R-MI-1
  • Rep. Mike Bost R-IL-12
  • Rep. Robert P. Bresnahan R-PA-8
  • Rep. Shontel M. Brown D-OH-11
  • Rep. Nikki Budzinski D-IL-13
  • Rep. Mike Carey R-OH-15
  • Rep. André Carson D-IN-7
  • Rep. Troy A. Carter D-LA-2
  • Rep. Ed Case D-HI-1
  • Rep. Juan Ciscomani R-AZ-6
  • Rep. Angie Craig D-MN-2
  • Rep. Eric A. "Rick" Crawford R-AR-1
  • Rep. Donald G. Davis D-NC-1
  • Rep. Monica De La Cruz R-TX-15
  • Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro D-CT-3
  • Rep. Christopher R. Deluzio D-PA-17
  • Rep. Debbie Dingell D-MI-6
  • Rep. Neal P. Dunn R-FL-2
  • Rep. Chuck Edwards R-NC-11
  • Rep. Mike Ezell R-MS-4
  • Rep. Shomari Figures D-AL-2
  • Rep. Brad Finstad R-MN-1
  • Rep. Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann R-TN-3
  • Rep. Valerie P. Foushee D-NC-4
  • Rep. Jared F. Golden D-ME-2
  • Rep. Craig A. Goldman R-TX-12
  • Rep. Josh Gottheimer D-NJ-5
  • Rep. Michael Guest R-MS-3
  • Rep. Pat Harrigan R-NC-10
  • Rep. Clay Higgins R-LA-3
  • Rep. Ashley Hinson R-IA-2
  • Rep. Erin Houchin R-IN-9
  • Rep. Chrissy Houlahan D-PA-6
  • Rep. Val T. Hoyle D-OR-4
  • Rep. Henry C. "Hank" Johnson D-GA-4
  • Rep. David P. Joyce R-OH-14
  • Rep. Marcy Kaptur D-OH-9
  • Rep. Thomas H. Kean R-NJ-7
  • Rep. Mike Kelly R-PA-16
  • Rep. Robin L. Kelly D-IL-2
  • Rep. Ro Khanna D-CA-17
  • Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi D-IL-8
  • Rep. Greg Landsman D-OH-1
  • Rep. Nicholas A. Langworthy R-NY-23
  • Rep. John B. Larson D-CT-1
  • Rep. Summer L. Lee D-PA-12
  • Rep. Stephen F. Lynch D-MA-8
  • Rep. John W. Mannion D-NY-22
  • Rep. Richard McCormick R-GA-7
  • Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet D-MI-8
  • Rep. Addison P. McDowell R-NC-6
  • Rep. Morgan McGarvey D-KY-3
  • Rep. Mark Messmer R-IN-8
  • Rep. Daniel Meuser R-PA-9
  • Rep. Carol D. Miller R-WV-1
  • Rep. John R. Moolenaar R-MI-2
  • Rep. Tim Moore R-NC-14
  • Rep. Barry Moore R-AL-1
  • Rep. Riley M. Moore R-WV-2
  • Rep. Nathaniel Moran R-TX-1
  • Rep. Frank J. Mrvan D-IN-1
  • Rep. Troy E. Nehls R-TX-22
  • Rep. Donald Norcross D-NJ-1
  • Rep. Zachary Nunn R-IA-3
  • Rep. Josh Riley D-NY-19
  • Rep. Mike D. Rogers R-AL-3
  • Rep. Harold Rogers R-KY-5
  • Rep. Deborah K. Ross D-NC-2
  • Rep. David Rouzer R-NC-7
  • Rep. Michael A. Rulli R-OH-6
  • Rep. John H. Rutherford R-FL-5
  • Rep. Hillary J. Scholten D-MI-3
  • Rep. Pete Sessions R-TX-17
  • Rep. Terri A. Sewell D-AL-7
  • Rep. Mikie Sherrill D-NJ-11
  • Rep. Jefferson Shreve R-IN-6
  • Rep. Pete Stauber R-MN-8
  • Rep. Elise M. Stefanik R-NY-21
  • Rep. W. Gregory Steube R-FL-17
  • Rep. Haley M. Stevens D-MI-11
  • Rep. Dale W. Strong R-AL-5
  • Rep. Marlin A. Stutzman R-IN-3
  • Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes D-OH-13
  • Rep. David J. Taylor R-OH-2
  • Rep. Claudia Tenney R-NY-24
  • Rep. Shri Thanedar D-MI-13
  • Rep. Glenn Thompson R-PA-15
  • Rep. Dina Titus D-NV-1
  • Rep. Michael R. Turner R-OH-10
  • Rep. Marc A. Veasey D-TX-33
  • Rep. Eugene Simon Vindman D-VA-7
  • Rep. Tim Walberg R-MI-5
  • Rep. Maxine Waters D-CA-43
  • Rep. Randy K. Sr. Weber R-TX-14
  • Rep. Joe Wilson R-SC-2