Number: RL32371 Title: Trade Remedies: A Primer Authors: Vivian C. Jones, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Abstract: This report explains, first, U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty statutes and investigations. Second, it describes safeguard statutes and investigative procedures. Third, it presents trade-remedy related legislation in the 109th Congress. The appendix provides a chart outlining U.S. trade remedy statutes, major actors, and the effects of these laws. Pages: 40 Date: July 30, 2008