On July 10, 2024, United States President Joseph R. Biden issued two separate proclamations that narrow the exclusions from tariffs imposed under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ("Section 232") for certain...more
On May 14, 2024, the Biden administration announced expansions to the United States’ Section 301 tariffs on imports from China, proposing to raise tariffs on solar panels, electric vehicles, batteries, green energy supply...more
5/16/2024
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Biden Administration ,
China ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Globally Harmonized System ,
Medical Devices ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Semiconductors ,
Solar Panels ,
Tariffs ,
Technology Sector ,
USTR
The Biden administration has announced a package of policy measures to protect the US steel, aluminum, and shipbuilding industries from what they allege are unfair trade practices by China and calling the industries critical...more
4/22/2024
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Biden Administration ,
China ,
Investigations ,
Mexico ,
New Regulations ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Section 301 ,
Shipbuilding ,
Steel Industry ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
USTR
On August 18, 2023, the US Department of Commerce ("Commerce") issued its final affirmative determinations that solar cells and modules completed in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, or Vietnam (collectively, "Southeast Asia")...more
8/23/2023
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Biden Administration ,
Cambodia ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Imports ,
Malaysia ,
Plastic Solar Cells ,
Popular ,
Solar Panels ,
Thailand ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Vietnam
On May 3, 2023, the Senate approved a bill that would undo President Biden’s two-year delay on the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of solar panels from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam....more
5/8/2023
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Biden Administration ,
Cambodia ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Green Energy ,
Imports ,
Malaysia ,
Manufacturers ,
New Legislation ,
Presidential Veto ,
Reversal ,
Solar Energy ,
Solar Panels ,
Tariffs ,
Thailand ,
Vietnam
On February 24, 2023, the US government announced a new round of trade actions targeting goods and entities from Russia. The new actions, which coincide with the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine,...more
3/1/2023
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Biden Administration ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
G7 ,
Imports ,
Metals ,
Mining ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962
On July 27, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) unveiled a budget reconciliation bill entitled the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 ("IRA"), which would implement core components of President Biden's agenda on...more
On July 27, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) unveiled a budget reconciliation bill entitled the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 ("IRA"), which would implement core components of President Biden's agenda on...more
On July 20, 2022, the United States requested consultations with Mexico under the Dispute Settlement chapter of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), arguing that several of Mexico’s energy policies are...more
7/22/2022
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Canada ,
Climate Change ,
Energy Sector ,
Investment ,
Market Access Rule ,
Mexico ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Paris Agreement ,
State-Owned Enterprises ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
On November 19, the House of Representatives approved a budget reconciliation bill entitled the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376), which contains President Biden’s core legislative priorities related to healthcare, the...more
11/19/2021
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Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Green Energy ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
New Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Technology Sector