H.R. 7638

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7638 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7638

To require the Secretary of Commerce to reimpose duties on steel 
imported into the United States from Mexico, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 12, 2024

Mr. Mrvan (for himself, Mr. Crawford, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Balderson, Mr. 
Deluzio, Mr. Bost, Mr. Baird, Mr. Banks, and Ms. Budzinski) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and 
Means

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A BILL

To require the Secretary of Commerce to reimpose duties on steel 
imported into the United States from Mexico, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Mexico's Steel Surge Act''.

SEC. 2. REIMPOSITION OF DUTIES ON AND ESTABLISHMENT OF QUOTAS OR TARIFF 
RATE QUOTAS FOR STEEL IMPORTED INTO THE UNITED STATES 
FROM MEXICO.

(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Government of Mexico is in material breach of the 
commitments made under the Joint Statement; and
(2) that material breach has caused significant damage to 
the steel industry in the United States, which is vital to the 
national security of the United States.
(b) Reimposition of Duties.--
(1) In general.--Pursuant to section 232 of the Trade 
Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862), for a period of not 
less than one year, the Secretary of Commerce shall impose 
duties on steel imported into the United States from Mexico 
equivalent to the duties that were in place on May 16, 2019.
(2) Lifting of duties.--The Secretary of Commerce may not 
decrease or eliminate the duties required to be imposed under 
paragraph (1) unless the Secretary of Commerce and the United 
States Trade Representative certify to Congress that--
(A) the Government of Mexico has adopted policies 
and practices to bring that Government into compliance 
with the terms of the Joint Statement; and
(B) the Secretary of Commerce and the United States 
Trade Representative are confident that the Government 
of Mexico will maintain the policies necessary to 
remain in compliance with its commitments to the United 
States in connection with the Joint Statement.
(c) Quotas or Tariff Rate Quotas.--The President may impose 
supplementary quotas or tariff rate quotas on steel imported into the 
United States from Mexico to ensure that imports of steel into the 
United States from Mexico return to historic volumes of trade, as 
specified under the Joint Statement.
(d) Joint Statement Defined.--In this section, the term ``Joint 
Statement'' means the Joint Statement by the United States and Mexico 
on Section 232 Duties on Steel and Aluminum, agreed to on May 17, 2019.
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