Trade

Rep. Smucker serves as a member of the House Ways & Means Committee, where he additionally serves on the Subcommittee on Trade.
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WASHINGTON – As first reported in Politico, Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), a member of the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, introduced the Protecting American Streaming and Innovation Act, legislation to counter Canada’s digital trade barriers targeting American streaming companies and content producers.
Rep. Lloyd Smucker and five other Ways and Means Republicans filed legislation Thursday seeking a Section 301 investigation into a Canadian law that requires tech companies to contribute to the creation of Canadian content.
By Daniel Desrochers | 03/19/2026
House Republicans introduced legislation Thursday to investigate Canada's Online Streaming Act, adding to the U.S. pressure on Ottawa to drop the controversial law amid ongoing trade negotiations.
WASHINGTON—Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) voted in favor of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. It was approved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 215-214.
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) joined his colleagues Reps. Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), David Valadao (CA-22), and Jim Costa (CA-21) in introducing the bipartisan China Trade Cheating Restitution Act to ensure that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) distributes the remaining anti-dumping duties to U.S. mushroom, garlic, honey, and crawfish producers that weren’t paid by the agencies between 2000 and 2014.
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) has been appointed to the Joint Economic Committee by Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (CA-20). Created alongside the Council of Economic Advisors in the Employment Act of 1946, the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) is a bicameral, bipartisan committee tasked with reviewing economic conditions and recommending improvements in economic policy.
Washington, D.C. –Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) will serve on three committees during the 118th Congress. Smucker continues to serve on the influential Committee on Ways & Means and the Committee on the Budget, positioning Smucker at the center of discussions on tax and spending policy. He also re-joins the Education and Workforce Committee.
Washington, DC – Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) was named a recipient of the Guardian of Small Business Award issued by the National Federation of Independent Businesses, for his support of policies benefitting small businesses.
Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) joined over 90 of his colleagues in pushing back on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) recent proposed revisions to the interim decision for atrazine, a critical crop protection tool.
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