United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

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Bill Number

HR 5430

Introduced

Dec 13, 2019

Latest Action

By Senator Grassley from Committee on Finance filed written report. Report No. 116-283. Additional views filed.

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Topics

Appropriations Canada Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Congressional oversight Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce Department of Labor Department of the Interior Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Employment discrimination and employee rights Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental regulatory procedures Executive agency funding and structure Foreign Trade and International Finance Free trade and trade barriers Government studies and investigations Government trust funds International organizations and cooperation Judicial review and appeals Labor standards Labor-management relations Lakes and rivers Latin America Mexico Motor carriers Multilateral development programs Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Tariffs Trade agreements and negotiations Water quality Watersheds

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Summary

United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

This bill provides statutory authority for the trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada (USMCA), which replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement. Specifically, the bill implements provisions that include labor and environment monitoring and enforcement, de minimis levels for U.S. exports, and cooperation among treaty members to prevent duty evasion.

For example, the bill (1) establishes interagency committees for the monitoring and enforcement of relevant labor, environmental, and automobile-related provisions; (2) establishes penalties for false certification of goods under the rules of origin; and (3) authorizes certain agencies to detail employees to the U.S. embassy in Mexico to aid with monitoring and enforcement actions related to environmental provisions.

For more detailed information, see Congressional Research Service Report R44981, The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Actions

Oct 21, 2020

By Senator Grassley from Committee on Finance filed written report. Report No. 116-283. Additional views filed.
Jan 29, 2020

Became Public Law No: 116-113.
Jan 29, 2020

Signed by President.
Jan 22, 2020

Presented to President.
Jan 16, 2020

Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jan 16, 2020

Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 89 - 10. Record Vote Number: 14.
Jan 16, 2020

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 89 - 10. Record Vote Number: 14.
Jan 16, 2020

Motion to waive all applicable budgetary discipline with respect to the measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 78 - 21. Record Vote Number: 13. (CR S265)
Jan 16, 2020

Point of order that an emergency designation within the measure violates the CBA raised in Senate.
Jan 16, 2020

Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S256-261, S262-266)
Jan 15, 2020

Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S220, S224-234)
Jan 15, 2020

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (CR S220)
Jan 15, 2020

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 406.
Jan 15, 2020

Committees on Finance; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Environment and Public Works; Appropriations; Foreign Relations; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; the Budget. Jointly reported to Senate by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
Jan 15, 2020

Committee on Appropriations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 15, 2020

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 15, 2020

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 15, 2020

Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 14, 2020

Committee on Environment and Public Works. Committee consideration held. Business Meeting printed. S.Hrg. 116-226.
Jan 14, 2020

Committee on the Budget. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 14, 2020

Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 7, 2020

Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 3, 2020

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred jointly to the Committee on Finance; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Environment and Public Works; Appropriations; Foreign Relations; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; the Budget pursuant to section 151(e)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974.
Dec 19, 2019

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 385 - 41 (Roll no. 701). (text: CR H12221-12246)
Dec 19, 2019

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 385 - 41 (Roll no. 701).(text: CR H12221-12246)
Dec 19, 2019

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H12284-12285)
Dec 19, 2019

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 5430, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill, and announced by voice vote, that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Neal demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of passage of H.R. 5430 until a time to be announced.
Dec 19, 2019

The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous order of the House.
Dec 19, 2019

DEBATE - The House resumed with debate on H.R. 5430.
Dec 19, 2019

Pursuant to the order of the House of December 16, 2019, the House proceeded with two hours of debate on H.R. 5430.
Dec 19, 2019

Considered pursuant to a previous order. (consideration: CR H12221-12269)
Dec 19, 2019

Consideration initiated pursuant to a previous order.
Dec 19, 2019

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 284.
Dec 19, 2019

Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged.
Dec 19, 2019

Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Dec 19, 2019

Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Dec 19, 2019

Committee on Financial Services discharged.
Dec 19, 2019

Committee on Transportation discharged.
Dec 19, 2019

Committee on the Budget discharged.
Dec 19, 2019

Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
Dec 19, 2019

Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
Dec 19, 2019

Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
Dec 19, 2019

Committee on Education and Labor discharged.
Dec 19, 2019

Reported by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-358, Part I.
Dec 17, 2019

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Dec 17, 2019

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 16, 2019

ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Ms. McCollum asked unanimous consent that it be in order at any time without intervention of any point of order to consider in the House, the bill, H.R. 5430, that the bill be considered as read, that the bill be debatable for two hours equally divided and controlled by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or their respective designees, and that, pursuant to section 151 of the Trade Act of 1974, the previous question be considered as ordered on the bill to final passage without intervening motion. Agreed to without objection.
Dec 16, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Dec 14, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Dec 14, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Dec 14, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Dec 14, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Dec 14, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Dec 14, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Dec 13, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, the Judiciary, the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 13, 2019

Introduced in House

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