Trade Agreement Assessment Act
Latest action · Oct 24, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedOct 24, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Trade Agreement Assessment Act - Directs the International Trade Commission (ITC) to report periodically to Congress on each free trade agreement in force with respect to the United States, including: (1) its effect on the U.S. economy and on specific U.S. industry sectors; (2) a summary of how each country that is party to such agreement has changed its labor and environmental laws; and (3) whether the agreement is making progress in achieving the objectives of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Oct 24, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 24, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Oct 24, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require the International Trade Commission to report on the specific impact of each free trade agreement in force with respect to the United States on a sector-by-sector basis, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Trade Agreement Assessment Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
- American investments
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congress and foreign policy
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Customs administration
- Economic growth
- Economic impact statements
- Economics and Public Finance
- Electronic commerce
- Exports
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Free trade
- Gross national product
- Imports
- Intellectual property
- International Affairs
- International competitiveness
- Job creation
- Labor and Employment
- Nontariff trade barriers
- Public corruption
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Service industries
- Standard of living
- Trade agreements
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 24, 2007Introduced in Senate
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