3.0.0 3801 2023-01-11T20:24:11Z 2023-01-11T20:24:12Z House H HR 2007-10-10 110 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm04 Trade Subcommittee Referred to 2007-11-09T17:36:35Z Referred to 2007-10-10T14:09:50Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-10-10T14:10:10Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-10-10T14:10:05Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-10-10T14:10:00Z Trade and Globalization Assistance Act of 2007 110 3920 HR 2007-11-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Trade Adjustment Assistance and Training Improvements Act of 2007 110 3943 HR 2007-11-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Related bill CRS Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2007 110 1848 S 2007-07-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2007-11-09 hswm04 Trade Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Committee 2007-10-10 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Government 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2007-10-10 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Government 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-10-10 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Government 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2007-10-10 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Government 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2007-10-10 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Government 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2007-10-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-10-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 N T000057 Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10] ELLEN TAUSCHER D CA O. 10 2007-10-10 True C001038 Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7] JOSEPH CROWLEY D NY 7 2007-10-10 True K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 2007-10-10 True D000602 Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7] Artur Davis D AL 7 2007-10-10 True M001140 Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] DENNIS MOORE D KS 3 2007-10-10 True C001060 Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] Russ Carnahan D MO 3 2007-10-10 True A000362 Rep. Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4] Jason Altmire D PA 4 2007-10-10 True C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2007-10-10 True M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2007-10-10 True L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 2007-10-10 True D000327 Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] NORMAN DICKS D WA 6 2007-10-10 True E000226 Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2] BOB ETHERIDGE D NC 2 2007-10-10 True B001229 Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3] BRIAN BAIRD D WA 3 2007-10-10 True B001253 Rep. Bean, Melissa L. [D-IL-8] Melissa Bean D IL L. 8 2007-10-10 True M000309 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] CAROLYN MCCARTHY D NY 4 2007-10-10 True M001142 Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2] JIM MATHESON D UT 2 2007-10-10 True I000026 Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] JAY INSLEE D WA 1 2007-10-10 True G000544 Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] CHARLES GONZALEZ D TX A. 20 2007-10-10 True C001063 Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] Henry Cuellar D TX 28 2007-10-10 True M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 6 2007-10-18 False G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2007-10-18 False H000213 Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36] JANE HARMAN D CA 36 2007-10-24 False Foreign Trade and International Finance Administrative remedies Agricultural subsidies Agriculture and Food Agriculture in foreign trade Aquaculture Authorization Commerce Department of Commerce Department of Labor Dislocated workers Economics and Public Finance Employee health benefits Executive reorganization Farmers Finance and Financial Sector Fisheries Government Operations and Politics Health Health insurance continuation Income tax Job hunting Labor and Employment Law Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Occupational retraining Older workers Ombudsman Relocation Retiree health benefits Service industries Social Welfare Tax credits Taxation Trade adjustment assistance Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2007-10-10 Introduced in House 2007-11-13T19:52:14Z Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to allow the filing of a petition with the Secretary of Labor for certification of eligibility to apply for trade adjustment assistance (TAA) by adversely affected workers in a service sector firm, its subdivision, or a public agency.

Revises group eligibility requirements for TAA to cover: (1) a shift, by a public agency to a foreign country, of production of articles or in provision of services, like or directly competitive with articles which are produced, or services which are provided by the workers' firm, subdivision, or public agency; and (2) instances where the workers' firm, subdivision, or public agency obtains or is likely to obtain such services from a foreign country.

Provides for industry-wide certification of adversely affected workers for TAA.

Increases the amount of payments for training of adversely affected workers under the Act.

TAA Health Coverage Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the tax credit for the health insurance costs of certain TAA workers and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) pension recipients.

Sets forth requirements to prevent a lapse of health care coverage for TAA workers and their families.

Replaces alternative trade adjustment assistance for older workers provisions with eligibility requirements for wage insurance benefits to older workers who have received an industry-wide certification to apply for TAA.

Increases the maximum allowance to cover costs of an adversely affected worker for job search expenses and relocation expenses.

Establishes an Office of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Ombudsman.

Extends the TAA program for workers through FY2012.

Revises the TAA program for communities negatively impacted by trade. Establishes a TAA for communities program to coordinate the federal response.

Allows the filing of a petition with the Secretary of Commerce for certification of eligibility to apply for TAA by a service sector firm. Extends the TAA program for firms through FY2012.

Extends the TAA program for farmers through FY2012.

]]> Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to address the impact of globalization, to reauthorize trade adjustment assistance, to extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers, communities, firms, and farmers, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement Act Short Titles as Introduced Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill TAA Health Coverage Improvement Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-10-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr3801ih/xml/BILLS-110hr3801ih.xml 2007-11-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.