Trade Cheating Restitution Act of 2026

This bill changes a 2015 trade law so that interest collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on antidumping and countervailing duties since October 1, 2000 counts toward distributions to affected U.S. producers; the current law starts on October 1, 2014 and covers narrower categories. Interest from fiscal years ending before the bill becomes law would be paid out in a one-time special distribution, funded from a Treasury refund account. To qualify, a person must have received a payment under the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 in the past, file a timely certification, and meet that law's eligibility rules. Payments would be divided proportionally by duty order, with interest from 2010 onward paid within 210 days of enactment and older interest paid within 210 days after that.

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Sponsors

• Jimmy Panetta Democrat sponsor
• 3 cosponsors