# 119-s-3543: Trade Cheating Restitution Act of 2025

119-s-3543, Trade Cheating Restitution Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3543
- Congress: 119
- Title: Trade Cheating Restitution Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-17
- Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Special distribution of interest from antidumping and countervailing duties to prior CDSOA recipients.** This bill would change how interest is described for distributions under the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 and create a framework for a special distribution of those amounts. - Prior CDSOA recipients: Individuals or entities that received at least one distribution under the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 and that timely file a certification and meet CDSOA eligibility rules could receive payments. - How payments work: Interest will be aggregated by antidumping or countervailing duty order and distributed pro rata to eligible recipients. Payments for interest realized on or after October 1, 2010 must be made as soon as possible and by 210 days after enactment, and interest from October 1, 2000 through September 30, 2010 must be paid no later than 210 days after that first round of payments. - Administration and funding: The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection must publish a Federal Register notice announcing timing, and direct the use of amounts available in the Department of the Treasury's Refund of Moneys Erroneously Received and Covered account to fund the special distribution.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- One-time payments for past CDSOA recipients: benefit, medium. If enacted, businesses that previously received at least one payment under the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (CDSOA) would be eligible for a one-time payment of interest. Customs would add up interest by antidumping or countervailing duty order and split payments pro rata to eligible rec…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.
- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.
- 119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan.

## Sources
- [119-s-3543 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3543)

## Related
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- [119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1261)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801)
- [119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-755)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3543 (as of 2026-04-21).