CSUSTL is a trade association headquartered in Washington DC. Our membership consists of 429 companies and organizations representing 167 industries, agriculture,
and mining sectors. Current members have facilities/sites located in all 50 states of the nation. Member companies and organizations are situated in the congressional districts/states of 223 House Members and 100 Senators.
THE COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT U.S. TRADE LAWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (December 12):
Please see attached a letter which was sent by the Committee to Support US Trade Laws (CSUSTL) to the leadership of the Senate Committee on Finance today concerning their review of nominations for Commissioner of the International Trade Commission (ITC).
CSUSTL is a national organization of companies, trade associations, labor unions, law firms and individuals located in all 50 states of the nation and is committed to preserving and enhancing U.S. trade laws and supporting trade policies that benefit the United States-based productive economy. CSUSTL consists of 434 companies, unions and organizations representing 171 industries, including manufacturing, technology, agriculture, mining, energy, and services. We are dedicated to ensuring that the laws against unfair trade are not weakened through legislation or policy decisions in Washington, DC, in international negotiations, or through dispute settlement at the World Trade Organization (WTO) and elsewhere.
Early July -- the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) issued a proposed rule designed “to enhance the administration of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) laws.” The proposed rule contains provisions to remedy issues that arise in the execution of the AD/CVD laws and to streamline the procedures that Commerce uses to address them. CSUSTL members submitted comments to ensure that the final rule provided for effective enforcement of the trade remedy laws
July 25 -- the Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) reported out their CJS appropriations. The Senate bill funds International Trade Admin (ITA) at $648M – slightly more than the PBR and $90M dollars above the House bill. As Congress moves toward conference later in the year, CSUSTL continues to advocate for the full funding of ITA trade enforcement activities included in the Senate bill.
Late August --The Committee to Support US Trade Laws (CSUSTL) celebrated its 35th anniversary. CSUSTL began in 1989 when a small group of US companies, businesses, and unions gathered in Geneva Switzerland to meet with negotiators over concerns with the Uruguay Round trade negotiations re US antidumping law and countervailing duty law. Since then, CSUSTL has served as the nation’s leading advocate for strong trade laws and their effective enforcement.
How it began >
During the late 20th century the Uruguay Round included the governments of 123 countries in negotiations to create an international organization to govern almost all trade in the world from pencils to telecommunications. It was the largest trade negotiation ever in the history of the world. Many US trading partners saw this as their opportunity to strip away the 100-year-old trade remedy laws used by the US to protect against unfair trade practices. Fair and effective the laws were viewed as an obstacle by these nations in their efforts to capture US markets by using unfair trade practices to destroy US business. Many within the US government felt we would ultimately need to sacrifice the trade laws to get a deal. In January of 1989 a small group of US companies and law firms banded together to maintain and improve these laws in the negotiations. They were called the Committee To Support US Trade Laws, or CSUSTL. In April, 1994, the final deal was signed by all 123 governments. Against overwhelming odds the group was successful in its advocacy to preserve the effectiveness of the laws, and has continued that mission ever since.
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