Skip to main content
HR 1048 115th Congress House

To direct the President to impose duties on merchandise from the People's Republic of China in an amount equivalent to the estimated annual loss of revenue to holders of United States intellectual…

Official title: To direct the President to impose duties on merchandise from the People's Republic of China in an amount equivalent to the estimated annual loss of revenue to … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the President to impose duties on merchandise from the People's Republic of China in an amount equivalent to the estimated annual loss of revenue to holders of United States intellectual property rights as a result of violations of such intellectual property rights in China, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 24, 2018 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance AsiaChinaCongressional oversightGovernment studies and investigations
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Intellectual propertyTariffs
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Feb 14, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 14, 2017
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action February 24, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to report to Congress annually on the estimated annual loss of revenue to holders of U.S. intellectual property rights as a result of intellectual property rights violations in China.

The USTR must : (1) impose duties on merchandise from China in an amount equivalent to the estimated annual loss of revenue to holders of U.S. intellectual property rights as a result of such violations, and (2) distribute the proceeds of such duties to such U.S. intellectual property rights holders on a proportional basis.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 5
R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Sep 6, 2018
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Jun 28, 2018
Rokita, Todd
· Jun 28, 2018
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · May 24, 2018
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · May 10, 2018
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 7, 2018
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1048: To direct the President to impose duties on merchandise from the People's Republic of China in an amount equivalent to the estimated annual loss of revenue to holders of United States intellectual property rights as a result of violations of such intellectual property rights in China, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1048/
MLA
"H.R. 1048: To direct the President to impose duties on merchandise from the People's Republic of China in an amount equivalent to the estimated annual loss of revenue to holders of United States intellectual property rights as a result of violations of such intellectual property rights in China, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1048/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1048, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1048/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 1048: To direct the President to impose duties on merchandise from the People's Republic of China in an amount equivalent to the estimated annual loss of revenue to holders of United States intellectual property rights as a result of violations of such intellectual property rights in China, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1048/)
Report a problem