Trade Adjustment Assistance for Communities Act of 2003
Latest action · Jun 9, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
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.
- IntroducedJun 3, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Communities Act of 2003 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to revise the program for trade adjustment assistance for communities negatively impacted by trade. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) establish a Trade Adjustment Assistance for Communities Program at the Department of Commerce; (2) provide for a coordinated Federal response to economic dislocation in communities negatively impacted by trade; and (3) make a determination if a community is negatively impacted by a trade and certify such community for assistance.
Allows communities negatively impacted by trade to develop strategic plans for community economic adjustment and diversification. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to communities that devise such strategic plans and to give preference to rural communities.
Directs the Secretary to certify certain communities that were negatively impacted by trade on or after January 1, 1998, for adjustment assistance.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 3, 2003 to Feb 10, 2004, with 10 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jun 3, 2003 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | Jun 3, 2003 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Original | Jun 3, 2003 |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Original | Jun 3, 2003 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Jun 3, 2003 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Jun 3, 2003 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Jun 3, 2003 |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Original | Jun 3, 2003 |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Original | Jun 3, 2003 |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | Original | Jun 3, 2003 |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Feb 10, 2004 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- Jun 3, 2003Introduced in House
- Jun 3, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1110 | Trade Adjustment Assistance for Communities Act of 2003 | Identical bill | May 22, 2003 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
- Administrative procedure
- Agriculture and Food
- Agriculture in foreign trade
- Business cycles
- Commerce
- Community development
- Congress
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Congressional-executive relations
- Department of Commerce
- Depressed areas
- Diversification in industry
- Economic development
- Economics and Public Finance
- Executive reorganization
- Fisheries
- Fishing boats
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Grants-in-aid
- Housing and Community Development
- Infrastructure
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Rural economic development
- Strategic planning
- Trade adjustment assistance
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