Self-Initiation Trade Enforcement Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Senator Gary Peters
Introduced
Summary
Proactive trade enforcement. This bill would create a task force inside the administering authority to spot likely dumping, countervailable subsidies, and circumvention early and to recommend opening formal trade investigations.
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- U.S. industries, especially small and medium-sized businesses: The task force would prioritize cases that affect SMEs and consult with affected industries while researching potential subsidies, dumping, or circumvention.
- Federal trade agencies and data use: The task force would expand Commerce's research and coordination role by monitoring trade flows, price movements, production capabilities, government and industry data, and by consulting with the International Trade Commission and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
- Legal and confidentiality rules: Its research would inform recommendations to initiate antidumping, countervailing duty, or circumvention inquiries under the Tariff Act of 1930, and information on the task force's activities may not be disclosed until a decision to open an investigation or inquiry is made.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
New trade task force for small businesses
If enacted, the bill would create a task force inside the Commerce Department's trade agency. The task force would monitor trade flows, prices, and government and industry data, research foreign subsidies and dumping, and consult with the United States International Trade Commission and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. It would recommend to the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade that formal antidumping, countervailing duty, or circumvention investigations be started under existing law. It would prioritize cases that hurt small and medium-sized U.S. businesses and keep its work confidential until a formal investigation begins.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Gary Peters
MI • D
Cosponsors
Thomas Tillis
NC • R
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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