[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1699 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1699

   Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that foreign 
 countries have engaged in unfair trade practices in the United States 
                    with regards to paper products.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 2010

Mr. Kagen submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that foreign 
 countries have engaged in unfair trade practices in the United States 
                    with regards to paper products.

Whereas the ability of the United States paper industry to remain competitive 
        has been undercut by the dumping of illegal foreign paper imports into 
        the domestic market;
Whereas, on November 10, 2008, the United States International Trade Commission 
        found, in agreement with the United States Department of Commerce, that 
        lightweight thermal paper from China and Germany was being illegally 
        dumped into the United States market;
Whereas, on September 21, 2010, the United States Department of Commerce made 
        the determination that certain coated papers from China and Indonesia 
        were being illegally dumped into the United States market; and
Whereas the International Trade Commission has imposed increased tariffs on 
        paper products for which it has determined were intentionally 
        undercutting the ability of United States paper manufacturers to be 
        competitive in a global market: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) encourages the International Trade Commission to give 
        the same consideration to the pending determination of certain 
        coated paper products as it had previously in the case of 
        lightweight thermal paper;
            (2) supports the ongoing efforts of the United States paper 
        industry to ensure that competition within the global paper 
        market is kept on a level playing field; and
            (3) recognizes the importance and vital contributions of 
        the United States paper industry to innovation, employment, and 
        the very fabric of life in the United States.
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