119-hr4736

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4736 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 4736

 To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to modify the authority of the Trade 
 Representative to take actions with respect to certain foreign trade 
 practices, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 July 23, 2025

 Ms. Stevens introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Ways and Means

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 A BILL

 To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to modify the authority of the Trade 
 Representative to take actions with respect to certain foreign trade 
 practices, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``No Chinese Cars Act''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO TAKE ACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
 CERTAIN FOREIGN TRADE PRACTICES.

    (a) In General.--Title III of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2411 
et seq.) is amended--

    (1) in 

section 301--
        (A) in subsection
            (c) (3) --
            (i) by striking ``

    (3) The actions'' and 
 inserting ``

    (3)
        (A) The actions'';
            (ii) by striking ``
        (A) on a'' and inserting 
 ``
            (i) on a'';
            (iii) by striking ``
        (B) without regard'' 
 and inserting ``
            (ii) without regard''; and
            (iv) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
        (B) In addition to the authority provided by subparagraph
        (A) , an action the Trade Representative is authorized to take 
 under subsection

    (a) or

    (b) may be taken against any other 
 foreign country with respect to motor cars and other motor 
 vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons 
 produced in such other country by--
 ``
            (i) a firm of the foreign country described in 
 subsection

    (a) or

    (b) , if the good of the foreign 
 country described in subsection

    (a) or

    (b) is subject 
 to an existing duty under this section; and
 ``
            (ii) a firm of the People's Republic of China, 
 the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, 
 or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.''; and
        (B) in subsection
            (d) , by adding at the end the 
 following:
 ``

    (10) For purposes of subsection
            (c) (3)
        (B) --
 ``
        (A) the term `any other foreign country' means a 
 foreign country that the Trade Representative has 
 determined is exporting goods to the United States that 
 are goods produced in such other country by a firm of 
 the foreign country described in subsection

    (a) or

    (b) ; 
 and
 ``
        (B) the term `motor cars and other motor vehicles 
 principally designed for the transport of persons' 
 means a motor vehicle that--
 ``
            (i) contains--
 ``
            (I) an internal combustion 
 engine;
 ``
            (II) an internal combustion 
 engine that also allows power to be 
 delivered to the drive wheels by a 
 battery-powered electric motor; or
 ``
            (III) an electric motor drawing 
 electrical current from a portable 
 source; and
 ``
            (ii) requires no further manufacturing 
 operations to perform its intended function 
 other than the addition of readily attachable 
 components such as mirrors or tire and rim 
 assemblies, or minor finishing operations such 
 as painting.
 ``

    (11) The term `a firm of the foreign country', with 
 respect to a foreign country described in subsection

    (a) or

    (b) or a country described in clause
            (ii) of subsection
            (c) (3)
        (B) , 
 means a firm, or a subsidiary of a firm, either headquartered 
 in, or subject to the control of, such country.''; and

    (2) in 

section 307

    (a) , by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (3) Not later than 30 days before taking any action under 
 paragraph

    (1) to modify or terminate any action taken under 
 

section 301 on the basis described in 

section 301
            (c) (3)
        (B) , the 
 Trade Representative shall--
 ``
        (A) consult with the petitioner, if any, and with 
 representatives of the domestic industry concerned; and
 ``
        (B) provide opportunity for the presentation of 
 views by persons affected by such modification or 
 termination, including in the form of a public hearing 
 upon request, concerning--
 ``
            (i) the effects of the proposed 
 modification or termination; and
 ``
            (ii) whether any modification or 
 termination of the action is appropriate.
 ``

    (4) The Trade Representative may, in addition to taking 
 any action under paragraph

    (1) to modify or terminate any 
 action taken under 

section 301
            (c) (3)
        (B) , take any additional 
 action under 

section 301 if such additional action would 
 maintain or enhance the effectiveness of an action taken under 
 such 

section 301
            (c) (3)
        (B) .''.

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection

    (a) --

    (1) take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; 
 and

    (2) apply with respect to any action of the President taken 
 under 

section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 before, on, or after 
 such date of enactment.
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