S Amdt 642 - Modifies Eligibility Requirements for Trade Adjustment Assistance - National Key Vote
Timeline
- Introduced
- Sept. 21, 2011
- Senate Amendment Rejected
- Sept. 21, 2011
Related Legislation
- HR 2832 -
- S Amdt 633 - Extends Trade Adjustment Assistance
- S Amdt 645 - Repeals the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program for Firms
- S Amdt 641 - Requires Extension of Trade Adjustment Assistance to be Contingent Upon Ratification of Free Trade Agreements with Columbia, Korea and Panama
- S Amdt 625 - Reducing and Extending Trade Adjustment Assistance
- S Amdt 634 - Sale of F-16 Aircraft to Taiwan
Related Issues
Stage Details
Title: Modifies Eligibility Requirements for Trade Adjustment Assistance
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Title: Modifies Eligibility Requirements for Trade Adjustment Assistance
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt an amendment to S Amdt 633 to HR 2832 that modifies the eligibility requirements for trade adjustment assistance.
Highlights:
- Amends the eligibility requirements for workers and firms to apply for trade adjustment assistance from a requirement that imports "contributed importantly" to the job loss to a requirement that imports were a "substantial cause" of the job loss.
- Amends the eligibility requirements for farmers to apply for trade adjustment assistance from a requirement that imports "contributed importantly" to a decrease in the price, value, or quantity of agricultural commodities produced to a requirement that imports were a "substantial cause" of the decrease.