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S 2580 105th Congress Senate

Trade Fairness Act of 1998

Official title: A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 8, 1998 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Governmental investigationsImport reliefImportsInternational AffairsTrade agreements
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Oct 8, 1998
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 8, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11971-11973)
Oct 8, 1998
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 8, 1998

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Trade Fairness Act of 1998 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to revise certain factors the International Trade Commission (ITC) must consider when investigating to determine whether an article is being imported into the United States in such increased quantities as to be a substantial cause of serious injury, or threat thereof, to the domestic industry producing an article like or directly competitive with the imported article. Repeals the requirement that such injury be substantial.

Prohibits the ITC, when making such determinations, from attributing to imports injury caused by other factors.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2580: Trade Fairness Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-2580/
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