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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 84 

Providing that the Department of Commerce and the International Trade 

Commission should, in conducting 5-year sunset reviews of antidumping 

or countervailing duties on steel products, take into account, and report 

on, the impact of such duties on steel-consuming manufacturers and 

the overall economy. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 10, 2005 

Mr. KNOLLENBERG submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 

the Committee on Ways and Means 

RESOLUTION 

Providing that the Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission should, in conducting 5-year 

sunset reviews of antidumping or countervailing duties 

on steel products, take into account, and report on, the 

impact of such duties on steel-consuming manufacturers 

and the overall economy. 

Whereas virtually every American is affected by the price of 

steel through the products they buy, such as auto parts, 

appliances, automobiles, lawn and garden equipment, 

household goods, electronic equipment, and other items 

that contain steel; 
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Whereas both a strong domestic steel industry and a strong 

domestic manufacturing base are vital to our national defense and economic security; 

Whereas the deterioration of the domestic steel-consuming industry would reduce the customer base for domestically 

produced steel; 

Whereas antidumping and countervailing duty laws are an 

appropriate avenue of relief, when applied in an objective 

and fair manner, for domestic steel companies injured by 

dumped or subsidized imports; 

Whereas antidumping and countervailing duty laws covering 

imported steel affect not only the domestic producers and 

foreign industry, but also the domestic steel-consuming 

industry, which employs more than 10,000,000 Americans; 

Whereas the prices of steel products are at artificially high 

levels in the United States, higher than elsewhere in the 

world, thereby harming the global competitiveness of 

steel-consuming manufacturers in the United States; 

Whereas businesses in the United States that rely on steel 

products are suffering significant hardships, including job 

losses, plant closings, and bankruptcies, due in part to 

distortions in the steel market that have led to decreased 

availability, reduced quality, delayed deliveries, and higher prices; 

Whereas steel tariffs imposed under section 201 of the Trade 

Act of 1974 provided an environment under which steelproducing companies were able to consolidate, streamline 

their cost structure, and regain competitiveness and profitability in the global steel-producing market; 
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Whereas the Department of Commerce and the International 

Trade Commission conduct 5-year sunset reviews of antidumping and countervailing duty orders to determine 

whether lifting those orders is likely to lead to continuing 

or recurring material injury to the domestic steel industry within a reasonably foreseeable time; 

Whereas the Department of Commerce and the International 

Trade Commission, in conducting sunset reviews of antidumping and countervailing duty orders on steel products, have the discretion to take into account, and report 

on, the impact of antidumping or countervailing duties on 

steel-consuming manufacturers and the overall economy; 

Whereas the International Trade Commission, in conducting 

its March 2, 2005, sunset review hearing on hot-rolled 

steel products from Brazil, Japan, and Russia (Invs. 

701–TA–384 and 731–TA–806–808 (Review)), should 

take into account, and report on, the impact of antidumping duties on steel-consuming manufacturers and 

the overall economy; 

Whereas the International Trade Commission, in conducting 

its April 26, 2005, sunset review hearing on stainless 

steel sheet and strip from France, Germany, Italy, 

Japan, Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom 

(Invs. 701–TA–380–382 and 731–TA–797–804 (Review)), should take into account, and report on, the impact of antidumping duties on steel-consuming manufacturers and the overall economy; and 

Whereas giving a voice to all who are affected by antidumping and countervailing duties is an issue of fundamental fairness: Now, therefore, be it 
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1 Resolved, That the Department of Commerce and the 

2 International Trade Commission should, in conducting 5- 

3 year sunset reviews of antidumping or countervailing du4 ties on steel products, use their authority to take into ac5 count, and report on, the impact of such duties on steel6 consuming manufacturers and the overall economy. 

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