# 119-s-1165: Strengthen American Competitiveness Against Harmful Subsidies Act of 2025

119-s-1165, Strengthen American Competitiveness Against Harmful Subsidies Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1165
- Congress: 119
- Title: Strengthen American Competitiveness Against Harmful Subsidies Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-27
- Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Monitor and report Chinese industrial subsidies** to spot risks to U.S. jobs and manufacturing. This bill would require the U.S. Trade Representative to coordinate with multiple federal agencies and deliver an initial report within one year and annual reports thereafter that identify current and expected Chinese subsidies that threaten employment or production in strategically critical industries and goods and recommend legislative or administrative actions to address those risks. - Workers: Would identify subsidies that pose a significant risk to U.S. employment, including jobs in strategically critical industries, giving policymakers clearer evidence of threats to domestic labor. - Manufacturers and supply chains: Would flag subsidies that endanger U.S. manufacturing and production of strategically critical goods, helping firms and industry planners assess vulnerability. - Congress and agencies: Would provide annual recommendations for legislative, administrative, or other actions to mitigate identified risks, creating a regular feed of policy options.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- USTR monitoring of Chinese subsidies: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to watch industrial subsidies from China and plans to expand them. USTR would work with many agencies and send a report to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee within one year and every year after…
- Definitions for strategic goods and industries: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would add clear definitions for critical infrastructure, key technology focus areas, strategically critical goods, and strategically critical industries. Federal agencies would use these terms when they monitor and report on foreign subsidies. The definitions would take effect…

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- 119-s-2121: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-3265: Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act
- 119-s-882: Patients Before Middlemen Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-1165 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1165)

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- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3265: Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3265)
- [119-s-882: Patients Before Middlemen Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-882)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1165 (as of 2025-12-21).