Level the Playing Field in Global Trade Act of 2018
Latest action · Mar 15, 2018 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.
- IntroducedMar 15, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Level the Playing Field in Global Trade Act of 2018
This bill requires an expedited trade agreement with a country to meet specified standards regarding wages and production methods for all exported merchandise from that country.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 15, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Mar 15, 2018 |
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 Mar 15, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Mar 15, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 115-818 | A MULTILATERAL AND STRATEGIC RESPONSE TO INTERNATIONAL PREDATORY ECONOMIC PRACTICES61 pages | Foreign Relations Committee | May 9, 2018 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1747 | Level the Playing Field in Global Trade Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | Jun 5, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require that any trade agreement eligible for expedited consideration by Congress include enforceable standards requiring paying adequate wages and maintaining sustainable production methods, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Level the Playing Field in Global Trade Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
- Air quality
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Environmental technology
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Government information and archives
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Human rights
- Industrial facilities
- Labor standards
- Labor-management relations
- Legislative rules and procedure
- Tariffs
- Trade agreements and negotiations
- Wages and earnings
- Water quality
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2018Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
