119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Feb 24, 2025
Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act
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Latest action (Feb 24, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Feb 24, 2025)
Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act
This bill addresses unfair trade practices by making various changes to U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty laws. Antidumping laws provide relief to U.S industries and workers that are materially injured or threatened with injury due to imports of like products sold in the U.S. market at less than fair value, while countervailing duty laws provide such relief from imports of products subsidized by a foreign government or public entity.
Specifically, the bill establishes a process for successive antidumping and countervailing duty investigations. Successive investigations may be concurrent (an ongoing investigation of the same product) or recently completed (not more than two years before the date of the initiation of the successive investigation). Further, the bill establishes a timeline for the Department of Commerce to issue determinations in successive investigations.
Among other provisions, the bill authorizes Commerce to
• apply countervailing duty law to subsidies provided by a foreign government or public entity to a company operating in a different country,
• use another method for calculating the cost of production in specific circumstances, and
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
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ARCELORMITTAL NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: ARCELORMITTAL NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS LLC AND ITS US SUBSIDIARIES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$190,000
Spent on own lobbying
…/medium and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDV), auto/MHDV parts. Issues related to global steel overcapacity, unfair trading practices, and trade enforcement. H.R.1548/S.691, "Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act" Issues related to implementation of Executive Order 14411, "Strengthening Customs Enforcement"
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ALUMINUM EXTRUDERS COUNCIL · lobbying firm or registrant: THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…isting antidumping and countervailing duty orders, including the Fighting Trade Cheats Act of 2025 (H.R. 1284); Support for Leveling the Playing Field Act 2.0 (S. 691/H.R. 1548); Promote fairer trade conditions for U.S. domestic aluminum extrusion producers with regard to the Joint Review of the USMCA.
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NORTH AMERICAN STAINLESS · lobbying firm or registrant: PORTFOLIO STRATEGIES LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Monitor the following: H.R.1548/S.691, Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act, Crossborder subsidies United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, Entirety Section 301 Tariffs
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NUCOR CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NUCOR CORPORATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$740,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 1548/S. 691, Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act Trade remedy laws and enforcement; industrial subsidies and global markets; disciplines on state-owned enterprises; excess…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
U.S. ALUMINUM EXTRUDERS COALITION INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…isting antidumping and countervailing duty orders, including the Fighting Trade Cheats Act of 2025 (H.R. 1284); Support for Leveling the Playing Field Act 2.0 (S. 691/H.R. 1548); Promote fairer trade conditions for U.S. domestic aluminum extrusion producers with regard to the Joint Review of the USMCA.
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AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$150,000
Spent on own lobbying
…IEEPA tariffs, Addressing non-reciprocal trade arrangements Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity OECD Steel Committee USMCA review and renegotiation H.R. 1548/S. 691 Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act STEEL Act Collection of melt and pour data on steel imports Steel Section 232 country exemptions Section 232 and Section 232…
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SPECIALTY STEEL INDUSTY OF NORTH AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
General trade issues related to specialty metals, as they relate to unfair trade practices, including the Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act (S. 691 / H.R. 1548) and the Fighting Trade Cheats Act (S. 3808 / H.R. 1284)
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COLD FINISHED STEEL BAR INSTITUTE · lobbying firm or registrant: KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ement, including issues related to implementation of Section 232 steel tariffs; trade enforcement legislation including the Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act (S. 691 / H.R. 1548), the Fighting Trade Cheats Act (H.R. 1284 / S. 3808), the Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act (H.R. 1896),…
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AMERICAN WIRE PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ement, including issues related to implementation of Section 232 steel tariffs; trade enforcement legislation including the Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act (S. 691 / H.R. 1548), the Fighting Trade Cheats Act (H.R. 1284 / S. 3808), the Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act (H.R. 1896),…
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MUNICIPAL CASTINGS ASSOCIATION FORMERLY MUNICIPAL CASTINGS FAIR TRADE COUNCIL · lobbying firm or registrant: KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$250,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Trade enforcement legislation including the Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act (S. 691 / H.R. 1548), the Fighting Trade Cheats Act (H.R. 1284, S. 3808), the Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act (H.R. 1896), a…
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ALLIANCE FOR AMERICAN MANUFACTURING · lobbying firm or registrant: KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Trade enforcement legislation including the Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act (S. 691 / H.R. 1548), the Fighting Trade Cheats Act (H.R. 1284, S. 3808), the Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act (H.R. 1896), a…
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NUCOR CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: WILEY REIN LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R.1548/S. 691, Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act Issues regarding USMCA Issues regarding import surges Issues regarding import restrictions Issues regarding Section 232, Se…
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COVESTRO LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: COVESTRO LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$320,000
Spent on own lobbying
…y. -Legislative and administrative action regarding global excess manufacturing capacity, generally. -Legislative and administrative action regarding H.R. 1458/S. 691: Leveling the Playing Field Act 2.0 and proposed amendment language, generally.
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CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC · lobbying firm or registrant: CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$590,000
Spent on own lobbying
Advocated for the maintenance and strengthening of Section 232 steel and auto/auto parts tariffs Lobbied in support of H.R. 1548/S. 691, The Leveling the Playing Field Act 2.0 Identification of possible approaches to address Chinese transportation and logistics policies and their impact on trad…
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STEEL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: STEEL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act (S. 691 and H,R. 1548) China trade issues OECD Steel Committee Steel Section 232 tariffs and derivatives Commerce Department and ITC trade enforcement funding Foreign…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$310,000
Spent on own lobbying
…in the Swamp Act of 2025 H.R. 1511, REDUCE Act H.R. 1522, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 1535, BAD DOGE ACT H.R. 1548, Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act S. 691, Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act H.R. 1569, CATCH Fentanyl Act S. 703, CATCH Fentanyl Act H.R. 1571, Bureaucratic Labor Adjustment and Downsizing Effort Act…
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COVESTRO LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…nitor legislative and administrative action regarding supply chain resiliency Legislative monitoring relating to restrictions on transshipped goods H.R. 1548 / S. 691, Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CRH AMERICAS MATERIALS, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: FORBES-TATE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 18, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$90,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…d infrastructure implementation; Issues related to surface transportation reauthorization; Issues related to H.R. 4776 - SPEED Act; Issues related to H.R. 1548/S. 691 - Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act; Issues related to H.R. 8870 - BUILD America 250 Act.
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PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$150,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.1548/S.691 - Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act. To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to improve the administration of antidumping and countervailing duty laws, and for other…
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UNITED STEELWORKERS · lobbying firm or registrant: THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 13, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ms and other trade tools to main domestic manufacturing production while driving decarbonization; Support for the Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act (H.R.1548/ S.691); Addressing surge of steel and aluminum imports from Mexico; Support for Administrations increase of tariffs on Chinese exports of steel and aluminum products…
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ALLIANCE FOR AMERICAN MANUFACTURING · lobbying firm or registrant: THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 13, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…countervailing duty orders, including the Fighting Trade Cheats Act of 2025 (H.R. 1284/S. 3808); Support for the Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act (H.R.1548/ S.691); Addressing surge of steel and aluminum imports from Mexico; Support for retention of Section 301 tariffs against China; Support for strategic implementation…
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AMERICAN FOUNDRY SOCIETY · lobbying firm or registrant: POTOMAC GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Aug 10, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…U.S. customs laws and deter trade fraud, particularly concerning customs violations and unfair trade practices. - Leveling the Playing Field Act 2.0 (H.R.1548/S.691/) - Support bill that updates U.S. trade remedy law to combat Chinas anti-free market trade practices. - Protecting American Industry & Labor from Internationa…
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NUCOR CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NUCOR CORPORATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$510,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 1548/S. 691, Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act Trade remedy laws and enforcement; industrial subsidies and global markets; disciplines on state-owned enterprises; excess…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ALLIANCE FOR AMERICAN MANUFACTURING · lobbying firm or registrant: KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…al trade issues as they relate to unfair trade practices and trade enforcement; trade enforcement legislation including the Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act (S. 691 / H.R. 1548), the Fighting Trade Cheats Act (H.R. 1284 / S. 3808), the Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act (H.R. 1896),…
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MUNICIPAL CASTINGS ASSOCIATION FORMERLY MUNICIPAL CASTINGS FAIR TRADE COUNCIL · lobbying firm or registrant: KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$250,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Trade enforcement legislation including the Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act (S. 691 / H.R. 1548), the Fighting Trade Cheats Act (H.R. 1284, S. 3808), the Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act (H.R. 1896), a…
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