Sen. Brown Introduces Bill to Strengthen Antidumping Enforcement
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, re-introduced the Leveling the Playing Field Act, S-891 (here), in late March. Brown originally introduced the bill, which aims to strengthen the Commerce Department's antidumping enforcement, in December 2014. The legislation would make it easier for…
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the Commerce Department to apply “adverse facts available” in antidumping investigations. The measure would also require importers to pay cash deposits, instead of bonds, during new shipper reviews, and would penalize importers for failing to provide certificates, such as those pertaining to country of origin. Brown said recently he intends to tack the bill onto Trade Promotion Authority, despite his likely opposition to that legislation (see 1503100016). He introduced the enforcement bill before Congress departed for recess. Both chambers of Congress will reconvene on April 13.