HR 270 · 100th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance

Trade Reform, and Job Creation, and Economic Competitiveness Act

Introduced 1987-01-06· Sponsored by Rep. Walker, Robert S. [R-PA-16]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: See H.R.3.(1987-07-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Trade Reform, and Job Creation, and Economic Competitiveness Act - Title I: International Trade Policy and Action - Declares that it is U.S. policy for the President to respond to actions by a foreign country that violate the rights of the United States under trade agreements by taking like or similar reciprocal actions against the products or services of that country. Title II: Waiver of Federal Requirements to Stimulate Employment and to Promote Competitiveness - Authorizes an eligible person, within 90 days of the date the President refuses to take action with respect to a recommended action (a response recommended by the U.S. Trade Representative to an unfair trade practice), to request a Federal agency to waive temporarily any regulation: (1) that is administered by the agency; and (2) the waiver of which will result in the maintenance of, or an increase in, the level of employment in a significant number of the firms that would have benefited from the recommended action. Defines an "eligible person" as a person representing: (1) one or more firms in a U.S. industry that would have benefited if the President had taken the recommended action; or (2) the workers in one or more s…

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