Trade
The Subcommittee on Trade is responsible for matters related to international trade, including customs, tariffs, the negotiation and implementation of reciprocal trade agreements, and international trade rules and organizations. Its jurisdiction covers import trade matters, including unfair import practices and antidumping and countervailing duty provisions of U.S. trade remedies laws, import policy which relates to dependence on foreign sources of supply, and adjustment assistance and programs to encourage competitive responses to imports. The Trade Subcommittee also addresses special trade-related problems involving market access, competitive conditions of specific industries, export policy and promotion, access to materials in short supply, bilateral trade relations including trade with developing countries, and trade with non-market economies. The Subcommittee oversees the budget authorizations for the customs revenue functions of the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), and the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR).
Recent Activity
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) issued the following statements after the International Trade Commission (ITC) issued its report on the likely impact of the replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA):
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Trade Subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), and Committee Democrats sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert E.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert E.
(As prepared for delivery)
Good morning, and welcome to our witnesses and audience members. Thank you for being here.