{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bost.house.gov/2023/4/bost-bill-aims-to-protect-u-s-companies-from-china-s-cheating", "BOST BILL AIMS TO PROTECT U.S. COMPANIES FROM CHINA'S CHEATING", "2023-04-18", "2023", "2023-04", "Republican", "House", "IL", "Mike Bost", "B001295", "bost.house.gov", "bost", "https://bost.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) today introduced the Fighting Trade Cheats Act, legislation to hold China and other bad actors accountable for unfair trade practices that destroy American jobs. Bost\u2019s bill takes aim at companies dumping foreign-made goods in U.S. markets by allowing U.S. manufacturers to sue foreign producers for customs fraud.\n\n\u201cThe Chinese Communist Party has a long history of violating our trade agreements and stealing our jobs,\u201d said Bost. \u201cWe are sharpening the teeth of America\u2019s trade remedy laws and ensuring our manufacturers have the tools to fight back directly against trade cheats. This is America First legislation that puts foreign fraudsters on notice that there will be serious consequences for breaking our trade laws and hurting American workers.\u201d\n\n\u201cTrade cheaters cost American jobs, plain and simple. This bill will give Customs and Border Protection and businesses the tools they need to stop the lawless foreign importers from evading U.S. laws and destroying American industries and communities,\u201d said James Proctor II, Senior Vice President, Legal and External Affairs & General Counsel for McWane, Inc., whose Manchester Tank subsidiary includes a company with a facility producing propane tanks and cylinders in Quincy. \u201cWe thank Congressman Bost for standing up for American workers and businesses and helping put a stop to such illegal activity.\u201d\n\nThe Fighting Trade Cheats Act will provide necessary updates to America\u2019s existing trade laws and the penalties in place for violating them. The legislation more than doubles the penalties currently in place, providing a serious deterrent for bad actors looking to undermine American manufacturers. It also includes a new five-year prohibition on importing products from known violators.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T23:44:29Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://bost.house.gov/2023/4/bost-bill-aims-to-protect-u-s-companies-from-china-s-cheating"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9361868724226952, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}