S 1669 · 99th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance

Trade Partnership Act

Introduced 1985-09-19· Sponsored by Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, International Trade Commission, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Treasury Department, State Department, Commerce Department, Labor Department.(1985-09-23)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Trade Partnership Act - Authorizes any market-access petitioner and any import-relief petitioner to submit a petition for relief under this Act to the International Trade Commission (ITC). Defines a "market-access petitioner" as one who alleges that a foreign country denies the petitioner's U.S. exported products or services access to the markets of such foreign country. Defines an "import-relief petitioner" as one who alleges that products of the foreign country imported into the United States are causing substantial injury to such domestic industry. Requires the ITC to transmit a copy of any such petition to the Secretary of Labor and to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). Sets forth information that must be included in such petitions (including allegations of unfair trade practices, estimates of the value of lost exports, specific import relief proposals, and an agreement between the market-access petitioner and the import-relief petitioner providing for the employment by the market-access petitioner of workers in the domestic industry of the import-relief petitioner if specified conditions are met). Requires the ITC to dismiss a petition if: (1) both petitioners are represent…

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