Trade Promotion Authority (Fast-Track) : Labor Issues (Including H.R. 3005 and H.R. 3019).

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Executive-legislative relations.

Foreign trade promotion.

Industrial relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (28 pages) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2001.

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Summary:

Examines fast-track trade promotion authority (TPA) under which Congress may consider trade agreements negotiated by the President, focusing on labor issues. Reviews key Congressional issues; and provides background on the issue, including North American Free Trade Agreement, worker rights and the World Trade Organization; 1997-1998 legislation to renew TPA; and the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement. Reviews key TPA legislation in 2001, and compares H.R. 3005, the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001, and H.R 3019, the Comprehensive Trade Negotiating Authority Act of 2001. Includes tables.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Trade Promotion Authority (Fast-Track)

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