Carlos A. Gimenez will support bold measures to address anti-competitive behavior in global trade, including efforts to prevent adversaries such as China from manipulating trade agreements to undercut American firms.
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We also cannot allow adversaries like China to manipulate our trade agreements to undercut American firms. I support taking bold measures to address anti-competitive behaviors in global trade.
Gimenez committed to supporting bold trade measures aimed at countering anti-competitive practices and preventing China and other adversaries from undercutting U.S. firms through trade manipulation.
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H.R. 8631, the Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act, prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from purchasing battery technology produced by Chinese companies aligned with the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) starting October 1, 2028.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): In the 118th Congress term tied to the 2022 campaign, Gimenez's China-focused battery procurement bill advanced far enough to receive a favorable Senate committee report, but the record does not show enactment before the Congress ended.
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Gimenez reintroduced the battery decoupling bill in the 119th Congress; it passed the House and was received in the Senate, where it remained referred rather than enacted.
Mr. Gimenez (for himself, Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Pfluger, and Mr. Meuser) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): This official bill record shows Gimenez personally sponsored a measure targeting foreign adversarial battery dependence, a concrete effort consistent with the trade-competition promise.
To prohibit the procurement of solar panels manufactured or assembled in the People’s Republic of China.
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Gimenez sponsored a procurement ban aimed directly at Chinese solar panels. The record shows introduction and referral, not enactment.
Mr. Gimenez (for himself and Mr. Norcross) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Agriculture
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): In 2026, Gimenez introduced country-of-origin disclosure legislation for online sales, a trade-transparency effort that could support American firms but remained at introduction/referral stage.
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unless the internet website description of the product indicates in a conspicuous place— (i) the country of origin of the product
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text confirms the substance of Gimenez's 2026 online country-of-origin labeling proposal, showing a concrete trade-transparency measure rather than only a public statement.