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The Senate passed legislation Wednesday to reimpose Chinese solar tariffs suspended by the Biden administration, delivering the latest bipartisan rebuke to President Biden’s regulatory agenda.
The bipartisan measure, passed 56-41 with the support of nine Democrats, cleared the House last week and now heads to Mr. Biden’s desk. He has vowed to issue a veto, which would be the third of his presidency.
A privileged resolution under the Congressional Review Act, the legislation was required to receive a vote in the Democrat-led Senate and only needed a simple majority rather than the chamber’s usual 60-vote filibuster threshold.
The bill would crack down on China by reinstating tariffs suspended against countries that Chinese solar panel companies have been using to funnel their product and avoid U.S. trade laws. Proponents say the move would boost American solar manufacturing.
The Democrats who crossed the aisle to vote with GOP senators included Energy Committee Chairman Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden of Oregon, Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown of Ohio, Bob Casey and John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters of Michigan, Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, and Jon Tester of Montana.
