On February 14, Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Richard Burr (R-NC) jointly introduced the S. 2427, the Self-Initiations Trade Enforcement Act. If enacted, the legislation would give the Department of Commerce greater leniency to self-initiate investigations of unfair trade practices that harm U.S. producers by creating a permanent taskforce at the International Trade
House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Announces NAFTA Hearing
House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Dave Reichert (R-WA) announced on Tuesday, July 11th that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled “Modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement” on Tuesday, July 18th. The hearing will analyze whether NAFTA has been successful for the U.S. economy and job creation, with a focus on