{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://hinson.house.gov/media/press-releases/what-theyre-saying-manufacturers-industry-leaders-back-hinson-bill-crack-down", "WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: Manufacturers, Industry Leaders Back Hinson Bill to Crack Down on China's Trade Crimes", "2026-09-08", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "House", "IA", "Ashley Hinson", "H001091", "hinson.house.gov", "hinson", "https://hinson.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Following House passage of Congresswoman Ashley Hinson\u2019s (IA-02) bipartisan bill, the Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act, manufacturers and industry leaders are applauding the legislation to strengthen enforcement of U.S. trade laws and protect American workers. The legislation now heads to the Senate for consideration.\n\nUnited Steelworkers Union\n\n\u201cOur union welcomes the bipartisan [PAIL Act], which would empower the Department of Justice to clamp down on anti-dumping and countervailing duty order avoidance and help protect jobs.\u201d \u2013 United Steelworkers President Roxanne Brown\n\nKitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association\n\n\u201cThe PAIL Act enjoys broad, bipartisan support because it addresses a problem that affects manufacturers, farmers, and workers across every state and every industry\u2026We are especially grateful for Representative Ashley Hinson's consistent, sustained leadership on this issue. Her continued advocacy for American manufacturers and workers, and her willingness to champion enforcement measures that give federal agencies real teeth to combat customs fraud, has been instrumental in bringing this legislation forward and keeping trade enforcement a bipartisan priority in Congress.\u201d \u2013 Betsy Natz, CEO, Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association\n\nAlliance for Trade EnforcementNOW\n\n\u201c...We are a coalition of companies and industry associations forced to compete against those that willfully and repeatedly violate U.S. trade laws with impunity\u2014too often without meaningful consequence. In 2026 alone, trade fraud has contributed to the closure of 13 U.S. metal casting foundries and dozens of cabinet manufacturers, costing thousands of jobs. These are but two examples of industries suffering the damage today\u2026It is a critical advance toward credible deterrence and consistent enforcement of U.S. trade law.\u201d \u2013 Alliance for Trade EnforcementNOW\n\nMcWane Inc., Clow Valve Company\n\n\u201cFor nearly 150 years, McWane\u2019s division, Clow Valve, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, has been casting iron products for the nation\u2019s drinking water infrastructure. Our approximately 500 teammates are proud to manufacture the valves and fire hydrants incorporated into distribution systems across America. Almost as long as Clow\u2019s history in Iowa is our country's fight against unfairly traded imports that undercut U.S. producers\u2019 investments, steal jobs from U.S. workers, and deprive communities of local economic activity.\u201d\n\n\u201c...The United States must step up its trade rules enforcement if we are to protect the investments in U.S. productive capacity\u2026such as McWane\u2019s recent $75 million capital investment in Clow\u2019s Oskaloosa foundry and fabrication operations. We commend Congresswoman Hinson for her leadership in the passage of the PAIL Act and we look forward to its swift consideration in the Senate.\u201d \u2013 McWane Inc., Clow Valve Company\n\nCold Finished Steel Bar Institute\n\n\u201cThe Cold Finished Steel Bar Institute and its members \u2014 including Gerdau and Wilton Precision Steel, both in Wilton, Iowa \u2014 strongly support H.R. 1869, the Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act (PAIL Act). We applaud Congresswoman Hinson for leading this important legislation, which directs the establishment of a Department of Justice task force to investigate and prosecute trade crimes, including customs fraud, duty evasion, and transshipment. Unfortunately, our members are all too familiar with illegal trade practices, which have decimated our industry and eroded our domestic customer base. The CFSBI urges swift enactment of the PAIL Act to ensure effective enforcement of our trade laws and to deter trade cheats from continuing to undermine our manufacturing base.\u201d \u2013 Cold Finished Steel Bar Institute\n\nCoalition for a Prosperous America\n\n\u201cCPA member companies have proven trade fraud case after case, only to see the same bad actors reopen under a new name and continue cheating. That has to end. Trade fraud is not a paperwork violation; it is a crime that steals market share, investment, and jobs from American manufacturers and workers. Congresswoman Hinson\u2019s bill gives the Justice Department the dedicated personnel and resources needed to aggressively prosecute duty evasion, transshipment, and other schemes designed to circumvent U.S. trade laws. CPA proudly supported this legislation when it passed the House unanimously last Congress, and we are proud to support it again. Congress should finish the job and give our trade laws the enforcement they deserve.\u201d \u2013 Jon Toomey, President, Coalition for a Prosperous America\n\nEverRest US\n\n\u201cPassing the PAIL Act is an important step toward protecting American manufacturers. As a U.S. manufacturer of bedding products, we have watched illegal and unsafe imports flood our industry. A dedicated DOJ task force gives trade enforcement some of the teeth it has been missing.\u201d \u2013 Erin Byington, Chief Litigation Counsel, EverRest US\n\nAlliance for American Manufacturing\n\n\u201cThe Alliance for American Manufacturing applauds the House's passage of the bipartisan Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act. Customs fraud, duty evasion, and other trade crimes harm domestic industries, destroy jobs, and put law-abiding manufacturers at a competitive disadvantage. [Yesterday\u2019s] vote is an important step toward holding trade criminals accountable and ensuring fair competition for American workers and manufacturers.\u201d \u2013 Scott Paul, President, Alliance for American Manufacturing\n\nSouthern Shrimp Alliance\n\n\u201cFor twenty-five years, we\u2019ve fought trade crime with one hand tied behind our back, watching fraudulent practices proliferate. The PAIL Act finally equips federal prosecutors to go after the trade criminals who\u2019ve cost American taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars a year. We thank Congresswoman Hinson and the bill\u2019s bipartisan cosponsors for championing this legislation.\u201d \u2013 Blake Price, Executive Director, Southern Shrimp Alliance\n\nSteel Manufacturers Association\n\n\u201cSteelmakers are on the frontlines combating China's illegal trade practices. Strong, coordinated action from the federal government is necessary to push back on outright fraud that deprives American manufacturers and workers. We strongly support the Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act led by Representative Hinson. By helping to focus the work of the Department of Justice on trade crimes, this bill is an important part of an overall strategy to revitalize American industry and national security.\u201d \u2013 Brandon Farris, Executive Vice President, Steel Manufacturers Association\n\nUnited States Oil Country Tubular Goods Manufacturers Association\n\n\u201cUSOMA and its member companies have filed more than a dozen petitions under the Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) in recent years concerning the transshipment of Chinese OCTG and seamless pipe through third countries. These actions have resulted in U.S. Customs and Border Protection demanding more than half a billion dollars in additional duties. Congress should pass the PAIL Act to give the Department of Justice the tools it needs to investigate and hold accountable those who seek to evade U.S. trade laws and undermine critical relief for American manufacturers and their workers.\u201d \u2013 Jacky Massaglia, Vice Chair, United States Oil Country Tubular Goods Manufacturers Association, and Senior Vice President of North America, Vallourec\n\nAmerican Iron and Steel Institute\n\n\u201cAISI commends Representatives Hinson, Moolenaar and Krishnamoorthi for their continued leadership on the Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes, or PAIL Act. By directing the Department of Justice to establish a dedicated task force to prosecute trade crimes, the legislation will strengthen federal prosecutors' ability to hold bad actors who evade our customs and trade laws accountable. Full and vigorous enforcement of U.S. trade laws against unfairly traded steel \u2014 especially from China \u2014 is critical to the continued success of the domestic steel industry. AISI is pleased to support this important legislation.\u201d \u2013 Kevin Dempsey, CEO, American Iron and Steel Institute\n\nCommittee on Pipe and Tube Imports\n\nRecognizing the impact of chronic unfair trade and customs fraud practices, Committee on Pipe and Tube Imports Chairman Donnie Weber of Webco Industries urged the Senate to pass the PAIL Act and establish a permanent Department of Justice office dedicated to investigating and prosecuting trade fraud and customs evasion.\n\n\u201cAmerican manufacturers and workers deserve a level playing field and the full enforcement of our nation's trade laws.\u201d \u2013 Donnie Holder, Chairman, Committee on Pipe and Tube Imports\n\nAmerican Wire Producers Association\n\n\u201cThe American Wire Producers Association (AWPA) commends the U.S. House of Representatives for passage of H.R. 1869, the Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act (PAIL Act). As foreign competitors continue to exploit our trade laws and undermine our companies and workers, we welcome additional federal efforts to identify trade fraud and hold bad actors accountable. AWPA is grateful for the leadership of Representatives Hinson and Krishnamoorthi in introducing and advancing the bill through the House and we look forward to its swift consideration by the Senate.\u201d \u2013 American Wire Producers Association\n\nAmerican Medical Manufacturers Association\n\n\u201cThe American Medical Manufacturers Association (AMMA) commends Representative Ashley Hinson, Select Committee on the CCP Chairman John Moolenaar, and the bipartisan cosponsors for their leadership on this legislation. Domestic producers of essential medical equipment and protective gear face an uneven playing field. We are competing with foreign firms and adversarial governments that use increasingly inventive schemes to undercut prices and evade U.S. trade laws.\n\n\u201cThese bad actors routinely break trade rules, sidestep duties, and ship substandard goods that put American patients and workers at risk and create real national security and public health exposure. AMMA stands fully behind this legislation and calls on the Senate to take up and pass the bill without delay.\u201d \u2013 Eric Axel, Executive Director, American Medical Manufacturers Association\n\nCharlotte Pipe and Foundry Company\n\n\u201cCharlotte Pipe watched as the remedial trade orders it successfully sought in costly antidumping and countervailing duty trade litigation was promptly evaded by product transshipment and other forms of customs fraud. Charlotte Pipe commends the House passage of the PAIL Act, which, if enacted, will devote more resources to the Department of Justice\u2019s (DOJ) trade law enforcement prosecutions. Charlotte Pipe thanks Congresswoman Hinson and The House Select Committee for their leadership to advance this important legislation. \u2013 Bradford Muller, Vice President of Corporate Communications, Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-10T09:25:58Z", "2026-09-10T09:27:09Z"]], "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://hinson.house.gov/media/press-releases/what-theyre-saying-manufacturers-industry-leaders-back-hinson-bill-crack-down"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.769092796370387, "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"}