[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 112 (Saturday, June 28, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S3979]
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SA 2434. Ms. ROSEN (for herself, Mr. Schatz, and Ms. Blunt Rochester)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2360
proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Graham) to the bill H.R. 1, to provide
for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN DUTIES FOR CRITICAL
HOMEBUILDING MATERIALS.
(a) In General.--Duties imposed pursuant to Executive Order
14257 (90 Fed. Reg. 15041; relating to regulating imports
with a reciprocal tariff to rectify trade practices that
contribute to large and persistent annual United States goods
trade deficits) shall not apply with respect to critical
homebuilding materials.
(b) Comprehensive List of Critical Homebuilding
Materials.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in
consultation with the United States Trade Representative,
shall develop and submit to Congress a comprehensive list of
critical homebuilding materials for purposes of subsection
(a). That list shall include, at a minimum, lumber, aluminum,
cement, and copper.
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