Washington, Sept. 1 -- Congressman Josh Riley issued the following press release:

The United States House of Representatives has passed the Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act (H.R.1869 (https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1869)), bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by Representative Josh Riley (NY-19) to crack down on China's trade crimes and protect American workers.

Companies based in the People's Republic of China (PRC) routinely violate U.S. trade laws - including through fraud, duty evasion, and transshipment - to prop up China's non-market economy at the expense of American businesses and workers. Despite the scale of this criminal activity, which has cost hundreds of thou...