H.J.Res. 39 · 118th Congress

Overturns a rule suspending tariffs on solar panels from four Southeast Asian nations

Official title: Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Commerce relating to "Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414".1

Did not become lawTariffsEconomic ties with China

§1What it does

Why this matters: A plain-English description of the bill as it was voted on, written by us from the official summary and text.

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This joint resolution would cancel a September 2022 Commerce Department rule that allowed certain import duties, a type of tariff, to be suspended on solar cells and panels finished in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand or Vietnam using parts made in China.2,3 The suspension covered products not already subject to antidumping or countervailing duties, which are extra tariffs on imports found to be sold below fair value or unfairly subsidized.2,3 Congress passed the resolution, but the President vetoed it, and the House vote to override the veto, which needed two-thirds, failed 214 to 205.3

§2Status

StatusLatest action, May 24, 2023: The Chair directed the Clerk to notify the Senate of the action of the House.1
IntroducedMarch 7, 2023
SponsorRep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Cosponsors10 cosponsors (5 Democratic, 5 Republican)
Official recordH.J.Res. 39 on Congress.gov

§3How Congress voted

Why this matters: The official count.

House, May 24, 2023

Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding: Failed — 214 yes, 205 no, 16 not voting.4

Senate, May 3, 2023

On the Joint Resolution: Joint Resolution Passed — 56 yes, 41 no, 3 not voting.5