House bill would direct USTR to probe ‘unfair’ Chinese rare earth practices

A bipartisan pair of House lawmakers is pushing a bill that would direct the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to investigate what they call “unfair” Chinese trade practices involving rare earth metals. The “ Restoring Essential Energy and Security Holdings Onshore for Rare Earths Act ," was introduced this week by Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ). It is the nearly identical House companion to a Senate bill introduced in January by Senate Armed Services Committee members...