Foundation for America’s Public Lands Reauthorization Act

House Bill

H.R. 4044

119th Congress

Foundation for America’s Public Lands Reauthorization Act

In Committee

Introduced:Jul 14, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Steve Joseph Scalise

Representative

Republican

LA-1

Cosponsors

4

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary

This bill changes when the U.S. government distributes money collected from penalties on foreign companies that illegally dump products in the U.S. market. It requires the government to deposit more of this money into special accounts and pay it out to American companies that were harmed by the foreign trade violations.

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

SponsorSteve Joseph Scalise (R-LA)

Introduced7/14/2025

StatusReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

ChamberHouse

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Foundation for America’s Public Lands Reauthorization Act

This bill changes when the U.S. government distributes money collected from penalties on foreign companies that illegally dump products in the U.S. market. It requires the government to deposit more of this money into special accounts and pay it out to America

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This bill changes when the U.S. government distributes money collected from penalties on foreign companies that illegally dump products in the U.S. market. It requires the government to deposit more of this money into special accounts and pay it out to American companies that were harmed by the foreign trade violations.

Bill Number: 4044
Sponsor: Steve Joseph Scalise (R-LA)
Introduced: 7/14/2025
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Policy Area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

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Fact Sheet

Title: Foundation for America’s Public Lands Reauthorization Act
Bill Number: 4044
Sponsor: Steve Joseph Scalise (R-LA)
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced: 7/14/2025
Summary: This bill changes when the U.S. government distributes money collected from penalties on foreign companies that illegally dump products in the U.S. market. It requires the government to deposit more of this money into special accounts and pay it out to American companies that were harmed by the fore

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill changes when the U.S. government distributes money collected from penalties on foreign companies that illegally dump products in the U.S. market. It requires the government to deposit more of this money into special accounts and pay it out to American companies that were harmed by the foreign trade violations.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

China Trade Cheating Restitution Act of 2023 This bill requires the deposit into special accounts of certain interest earned on antidumping and countervailing duties collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on or after October 1, 2000. Currently, the applicable date is October 1, 2014. Amounts in special accounts are distributed to affected domestic producers.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Extends the date when the U.S. must start depositing certain trade penalty funds into special accounts from October 2014 to October 2000.
Requires the U.S. to distribute more of these trade penalty funds to American companies that were negatively affected by the foreign trade violations.
Aims to provide more financial relief to U.S. companies that were harmed by unfair trade practices from other countries.

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If this bill becomes law, it would provide more financial support to American companies that were hurt by foreign companies illegally dumping products in the U.S. market. This could help these U.S. businesses stay competitive and protect American jobs in industries affected by unfair trade practices.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

4044, 119th Congress (2025). "Foundation for America’s Public Lands Reauthorization Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-4044