Key Dates & Resources
The current status of the process, a running log of material updates, and resources for stakeholders and media.
What happens next
Once the ITC issues its questionnaires, the response window is expected to be short — likely measured in weeks. The practical sequence, subject to the Commission's official schedule:
ITC investigation begins
USTR referred the matter on July 13 and the ITC has instituted the investigation.
Open questionnaire period
All firms can and should submit a response. Questionnaires will be issued on July 30, 2026 and responses will be accepted until August 25, 2026. Prepare now →
Injury hearing
The ITC holds hearings where eligible interested parties can give evidence in person. The ITC injury hearing will take place on October 16, 2026.
ITC determination — by November 13, 2026
The Commission weighs the record and, if it finds serious injury or threat of serious injury, recommends a remedy to the President.
Remedy hearings
Parties will have the opportunity to address remedy in separate hearings before both the ITC (tentatively set for December 1, 2026) and before the U.S. Trade Representative (likely in January 2027).
Report submitted to the President
The ITC will submit its report to the President by January 11, 2027. After additional input from parties, USTR, and other agencies, the President can accept the ITC's recommended remedy, choose a different remedy, or take no action.
Preparing early means a stronger contribution when ITC questionnaires become available.
Material updates, in order
This log adds an entry only when something material changes — not every internal development.
USTR refers the lamb safeguard matter to the ITC
In July 2026, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) asked the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to open a Section 201 safeguard investigation into imported lamb. Read the plain-language explainer →
Questionnaires expected July 30
Questionnaires will be issued on July 30, 2026 and responses will be accepted until August 25, 2026. The direct link will be added here as soon as it is published. Prepare your evidence →
Stakeholder explainer
Downloadable resources for stakeholders.
For journalists
Media inquiries — media@protectlambsupply.org