3.0.0 2611 2022-02-03T05:09:29Z 2022-02-03T05:09:29Z Senate S S 2008-02-07 110 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-02-07T23:38:50Z Trade Agreement Benchmarks and Accountability Act 110 6148 HR 2008-06-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Related bill CRS 2008-02-07 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S793) IntroReferral 2008-02-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S792-793) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-02-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE N B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2008-02-07 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2008-02-07 True Foreign Trade and International Finance Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional reporting requirements Employee rights Environmental Protection Exports House rules and procedure International Affairs Job creation Labor and Employment Legislation Legislative resolutions Senate rules and procedure Standards Trade agreements Unemployment Wages Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2008-02-07 Introduced in Senate 2008-07-02T14:54:15Z Trade Agreement Benchmarks and Accountability Act - Subjects bills implementing trade agreements to a point of order unless certain conditions are met.

Withdraws congressional approval of a bill implementing a trade agreement only if a report by the International Trade Commission (ITC) indicates that certain benchmarks and predictions made with respect to an agreement are not being met and a joint resolution approving such withdrawal is enacted by Congress. Describes the benchmarks as analyses of the following effects of the agreement: (1) resulting job creation and job losses; (2) resulting improvement in wages for U.S. workers; (3) implementation and enforcement of the labor and environmental standards by each country that is a party to the agreement; and (4) the extent to which the agreement will result in an increase in access by U.S. businesses to the market of each country that is a party to the agreement, particularly those sectors identified by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) as of special importance.

]]> Trade Agreement Benchmarks and Accountability Act Short Titles as Introduced Trade Agreement Benchmarks and Accountability Act Display Title Trade Agreement Benchmarks and Accountability Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to make bills implementing trade agreements subject to a point of order unless certain conditions are met, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2008-02-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2611is/xml/BILLS-110s2611is.xml 2008-02-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S793) 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.