Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers, Farmers, Communities, and Firms Act of 2001
Latest action · Nov 28, 2001 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 28, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an eligible individual a refundable income tax credit equal to 50 percent of the amount paid as continuation health coverage premiums Authorizes appropriations for trade adjustment assistance for firms.
Provides for trade adjustment assistance for communities. Establishes an Office of Community Economic Adjustment in the Office of the Secretary of Commerce. Requires eligible communities to establish a Community Economic Development Coordinating Committee as a condition for receiving assistance.
Provides for trade adjustment assistance for farmers.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 28, 2001 to Jan 29, 2002, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Nov 28, 2001 |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | Dec 12, 2001 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Dec 12, 2001 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Dec 12, 2001 | |
| D-PA | Paul E. Kanjorski | Dec 12, 2001 | |
| D-MS | Ronnie Shows | Dec 12, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Jan 29, 2002 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Jan 29, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Jan 29, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jan 29, 2002 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Jan 29, 2002 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jan 29, 2002 | |
| D-AL | Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. | Jan 29, 2002 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jan 29, 2002 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Jan 29, 2002 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 28, 2001Introduced in House
- Nov 28, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Nov 28, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2156-2157)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
- Agricultural subsidies
- Agriculture and Food
- Agriculture in foreign trade
- Authorization
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Department of Commerce
- Dislocated workers
- Economic development
- Economics and Public Finance
- Executive reorganization
- Farmers
- Federal aid to community development
- Federal-state relations
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Governmental investigations
- Health
- Health insurance continuation
- Import relief
- Income tax
- Infrastructure
- Insurance premiums
- Job hunting
- Labor and Employment
- Medical economics
- Personal income tax
- Relocation of employees
- Strategic planning
- Tax credits
- Taxation
- Trade adjustment assistance
- Unemployment insurance
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