3.0.0 3083 2019-11-15T21:57:56Z 2019-11-15T21:57:56Z Senate S S 2008-06-04 110 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-06-04T23:07:36Z TRADE Act of 2008 110 6180 HR 2008-07-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Related bill CRS 2008-06-04 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5044-5047) IntroReferral 2008-06-04 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5043-5044) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-06-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH N D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE 2008-06-04 True F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2008-06-04 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2008-06-04 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2008-06-04 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2008-07-16 False B001210 Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] ROBERT BYRD D WV CARLYLE 2008-07-17 False Foreign Trade and International Finance Agriculture and Food Agriculture in foreign trade American investments Armed Forces and National Security Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional investigations Congressional joint committees Congressional reorganization Congressional reporting requirements Democracy Dispute settlement Employee rights Environmental Protection Environmental law enforcement Food safety Foreign investments Free trade Government Operations and Politics Government procurement Human rights Imports Intellectual property International Affairs Labor and Employment Legislation Nontariff trade barriers President and foreign policy Product safety Senate rules and procedure Standards Trade agreements Trade negotiations Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2008-06-04 Introduced in Senate 2008-09-18T20:16:21Z Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2008, or the TRADE Act of 2008 - Directs the Comptroller General of the United States to: (1) review certain free trade agreements (including Uruguay Round Agreements) between the United States and foreign countries; and (2) report to the Congressional Trade Agreement Review Committee regarding such agreements, including analyses of specified subjects and of each agreement, as well as whether the country has a democratic form of government that respects certain core labor rights and fundamental human rights, protects intellectual property rights, and enforces environmental laws.

Declares that implementing bills of new trade agreements shall be subject to a point of order in the Senate unless such agreements include certain standards with respect to: (1) labor; (2) environment and public safety; (3) food and product health and safety; (4) provision of services; (5) investment; (6) procurement; (7) intellectual property; (8) agriculture; (9) trade remedies and safeguards; (10) rules of origin; (11) dispute resolution and enforcement; (12) technical assistance; and (13) national security.

Requires the President to submit to Congress a plan to bring existing trade agreements into compliance with such standards.

Establishes a Congressional Trade Agreement Review Committee.

Expresses the sense of Congress that a certain process for U.S. trade negotiations should be followed when Congress considers legislation providing special procedures for implementing bills of trade agreements.

]]> Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced TRADE Act of 2008 Display Title Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review, to set terms for future trade agreements, to express the sense of the Senate that the role of Congress in trade policymaking should be strengthened, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2008-06-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3083is/xml/BILLS-110s3083is.xml 2008-06-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5044-5047) 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.