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Twelve Democrats and eight Republicans crossed the aisle on Friday with their votes on a resolution that seeks to restart tariffs on solar power imports that were suspended by the Biden administration.
The House approved the resolution in a 221-202 vote.
President Biden signed an order in June 2022 to free Southeast Asian countries from new tariffs on solar panels for two years, a move that was meant to bolster the solar industry during a Commerce Department investigation into whether Southeast Asian nations were being used to circumvent tariffs on Chinese solar companies.
The order pertained to certain solar imports from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
An inquiry by the Commerce Department ultimately found probable trade violations.
On Friday, House Republicans and a coalition of Democrats moved to undo that freeze on tariffs through a Congressional Review Act resolution, which allows Congress to overturn federal rules. Republicans broadly saw the measure as a way to crack down on China.
On Monday, the Biden administration issued a Statement of Administration Policy saying it “strongly opposes” the resolution, arguing the Commerce Department rule “provides a short-term bridge to ensure there is a thriving U.
