Congress Set to Pass Bill Preserving China Duties

The U.S. House is set to vote today on bipartisan legislation letting the Commerce Department apply duties to offset government subsidies in nations such as China, a day after the Senate passed a similar measure.

The bill responds to a Dec. 19 decision by a U.S. appeals court in Washington that said existing law doesn’t authorize the agency to set tariffs on goods from countries lacking a domestic market to establish prices.