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HR 2945 114th Congress House

Fairness in Respondent Selection Act of 2015

Official title: To require the administering authority to determine an individual countervailable subsidy rate upon request if four or fewer exporters and producers are involv… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the administering authority to determine an individual countervailable subsidy rate upon request if four or fewer exporters and producers are involved in the investigation or review, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 25, 2015 Introduced by: Welch, Peter Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsGovernment studies and investigationsTariffs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 10, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jun 25, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 25, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 10, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fairness in Respondent Selection Act of 2015

This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the administering authority (i.e., the Secretary of Commerce, or any other officer of the United States to whom the responsibility for carrying out duties under such Act regarding countervailing and antidumping duties are transferred by law) to determine an individual countervailable subsidy rate for an exporter or producer, upon the request of such exporter or producer, if four or fewer exporters and producers are involved in the investigation or review.

The bill shall apply to any investigation or review initiated by such authority on or after March 1, 2015.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1702 Identical bill Fairness in Respondent Selection Act of 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2945: Fairness in Respondent Selection Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2945/
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"H.R. 2945: Fairness in Respondent Selection Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2945/.
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H.R. 2945, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2945/.
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