The move will also prevent Nippon Steel from transferring production or jobs outside the U.S. without consent of the U.S. president.

Sen. Kim Ward, the three-term legislator from Greensburg and the highest-ranking Republican in the upper chamber, recently told The Center Square the long fight to the finish line was a personal mission to protect the commonwealth’s legacy.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States had a "golden share" in U.S. Steel as part of a deal for Nippon Steel to buy the iconic American company.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. Appeals court on Friday extended a pause in litigation between Nippon Steel and the Trump administration as the two sides put the finishing touches on an agreement that would allow the Japanese steelmaker to acquire U.S. Steel.