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 The Consuming Industries Trade Action Coalition (CITAC) is a Washington, DC-based trade organization with one primary objective: to ensure that consuming industries and manufacturers in America have access to reliable supplies of globally-priced materials necessary for those industries to produce their products. More |
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 The Byrd Amendment is one of CITAC's most important trade issues. Its repeal would do away with one of the most egregious current examples of corporate welfare, totaling more than $1 billion to date with no strings attached. Read more about CITAC´s efforts to repeal the Byrd Amendment : |
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 Testimony of Lewis E. Leibowitz before the Trade Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee. August 2, 2007 Read The American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act:CITAC letter of support for the HR 4217, the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act, addressed to the Subcommittee on Trade of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee. August 22, 2006 Read Consumer-Friendly Provisions in Major Antidumping/Countervailing Duty Laws of Trading Nations of the World. June 19, 2006 Read (PDF) CITAC Letter of Support and Comments to the Department of Commerce on Proposed Procedures for Importation of Supplies
for Use in Emergency Relief Work, 71 Fed. Reg. 35846 (June 22, 2006). July 24, 2006. Read Resolution by J. Knollenberg, member of Congress, submitted to the House of Representatives on February 10, 2005. Read (PDF) J. Knollenberg calls other members of Congress to co-sponsor his resolution. Read (PDF) Retrospective Collection of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties — Impact On Consuming Industries. January 2005 Read
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CITAC Calls on United States to Comply with Latest WTO Decision Against Use of "Zeroing" 8/18/09 Read CITAC: Obama Administration Tariffs on Chinese Tires Will Hurt U.S. Automakers and Other Downstream Industries. 9/12/09 Read CITAC Urges Foreign Trade Zones Board to Consider Impact on All Americans in Alabama FTZ Application. 9/10/09 Read CITAC Commends USTR Enforcement Initiative; Urges U.S. to Honor its Own WTO Commitments. 7/17/09 Read CITAC Urges Administration to Tread Lightly on Penalties for Tires From China. 6/29/09 Read Another Loss at WTO for U. S. Zeroing Policy; CITAC Calls on Government to End Anti-Consuming Industry Practice. 4/28/09 Read CITAC Urges Immediate End to Zeroing as WTO Rules Against its Use for Seventh Time. 2/05/09 Read CITAC: ‘Trade Enforcement’ Bill Would Hurt U.S. Manufacturers And Exporters; Ignores Needs of Consuming Industries. 7/22/2008 Read WTO Ruling Against Zeroing a Victory for U.S. Consuming Industries; CITAC Calls on Bush Administration to End Use of Zeroing in Trade Cases. 4/30/08 Read CITAC Joins Businesses to Urge President Bush to Reject Zeroing Legislation. 12/12/07 Read CITAC Counsel Urges House Ways & Means Committee to Ensure that Trade Remedy Laws Consider Interests of Consuming Industries. 8/2/07 Read CITAC Applauds Preliminary Commerce Dept. Ruling to End Zeroing in Ecuador Shrimp Dumping Case. 6/18/07 Read WTO Ruling on Practice Of Zeroing Expected to be Overturned on Appeal. 9/22/06 Read CITAC: Filing Against China at WTO on Auto Parts Practices Highlights Importance of Following WTO Rules. 9/20/06 Read CITAC Calls on Commerce Department to Stop "Zeroing" Practice Following WTO Ruling. 4/18/06 Read CITAC Cheers Byrd Amendment Repeal by Congress. 2/1/06 Read Senate Votes to Repeal the Byrd Amendment. 12/21/05 Read CITAC Publishes 2005 'Byrd Amendment Millionaires Club;’ Payouts Total $226 Million in 2005, $1. 26 Billion Since 2001. 12/12/05 Read CITAC Applauds House CITAC Congratulates House Ways & Means Committee on Approval of Byrd Amendment Repeal. 10/26/05 Read
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