Witnesses from the biggest domestic steelmakers and the United Steelworkers urged Congress to remain vigilant against surging global steel overcapacity.

New bipartisan legislation would create the trade enforcement tools U.S. workers need to fight back.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 15: A U.S. Flag flies on the side of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) headquarters building on September 15, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images...

The Coalition to Close the De Minimis Loophole, has urged the US President to permanently end the de minimis provision.

via The Hill News — The White House accused China of routing billions of dollars of goods through other countries to avoid President Trump’s 2018 tariffs, costing the U.S. billions of dollars in lost revenue, according to a new report released Thursday. The report, titled “The Great Transshipment Scam,” found more than 40 countries, ranging from Mexico to Israel, involved…

A lawmaker told a committee they will support two nominees to the International Trade Commission, saying stronger trade enforcement is needed to protect U.S. manufacturers and farmers; the speaker cited more than 1,100 town-hall meetings in Eastern Oregon where agricultural communities raised concerns.

Officials introduced an executive order aimed at strengthening customs enforcement and a separate order to reform accountability for federal policy-making staff; presenters said the customs measures will tighten data collection and hold importers accountable, and an administration adviser estimated sizable first-year savings.

Senators at a committee review pressed witnesses about whether the trilateral review with Mexico should explicitly restrict Chinese-made connected-vehicle components and autonomous-vehicle software, and whether export controls and stronger enforcement can stop illegal transshipments into U.S. supply chains.

An unidentified senator speaking to the Senate Committee on Finance criticized recent tariffs on Canada, said the U.S. Trade Representative has not opened enforcement cases under USMCA, and urged Congress to reclaim oversight and press USTR to use the pact's six-year review to protect farmers and workers.

Chairwoman Maria Salazar accused Mexico of participating in a Cuban medical program that pays the Cuban government rather than doctors and said the practice could violate USMCA forced‑labor provisions; State Department witnesses called the program "cynical," said they are raising the issue with Mexican authorities and deferred trade‑law questions to the USTR.

Congress discusses strategies to tackle US agricultural trade deficits with the European Union.

Legislation aims to strengthen US trade remedies against China's unfair practices and evasion.

Subcommittee members discuss tariffs and de minimis reforms to strengthen US trade enforcement.