USTR Halts Key Report on Trade's Toll on US Workers
Published Date: 2/14/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Trade Representative decided to stop a study about how trade and trade rules affect American workers and underserved communities. Because of this, the planned 2026 report won’t be released, so no new info or changes will come from it. This means workers won’t see any immediate trade policy updates or money impacts from this investigation.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Study Cancelled — No 2026 Trade Report
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative withdrew its January 25, 2023 request on February 4, 2025, so the International Trade Commission terminated Investigation No. 332-599 and will not release the planned 2026 report. Because the report won’t be issued, workers and underrepresented or underserved communities will not receive any immediate trade-policy updates or money impacts from this investigation.
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