New Bipartisan Legislation Could Overturn Trump’s 30% Solar Import Tariff

On April 19th, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced the “Protecting Solar Jobs Act” (H.R. 5571) in the House Committee on Ways and Means.  The proposed bill is in response to President Trump’s imposition of a 30% tariff on imported crystalline-silicon solar cells and modules – his first major trade action of 2018.  The bipartisan group was made up of Representatives from Nevada, California and South Carolina with the bill being filed by Representative Jacky…