HR 85 · 107th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance

To reauthorize the Trade Adjustment Assistance program through fiscal year 2006, and for other purposes.

Introduced 2001-01-03· Sponsored by Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-21]· 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: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.(2001-02-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations to the Department of Labor through FY 2006 for: (1) trade adjustment assistance to displaced workers and for firms; and (2) the North American Free Trade Agreement Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program. Provides that a certification of eligibility to apply for trade adjustment assistance shall not cover a worker whose last total or partial separation from a firm occurred more than two years (currently, one year) before the date of a petition on which such certification was granted (effectively extending the time for filing the petition for worker assistance).…

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Cosponsors (20)

12 Democrats7 Republicans1 Independent