3.0.0 308 2023-01-11T13:20:28Z 2023-01-11T13:20:28Z Senate S S 2011-02-08 112 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-02-08T16:12:18Z To extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes. 112 622 HR 2011-02-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Related bill CRS Free and Fair Trade Act of 2011 112 913 HR 2011-03-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Related bill CRS A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the health insurance costs tax credit, and for other purposes. 112 221 S 2011-01-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Andean Trade Preference Extension Act of 2011 112 380 S 2011-02-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Free and Fair Trade Act of 2011 112 433 S 2011-03-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS 2011-02-08 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2011-02-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA N B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2011-02-08 True Foreign Trade and International Finance Bolivia Colombia Congressional oversight Ecuador Employee benefits and pensions Health care costs and insurance Income tax credits Latin America Manufacturing Normal trade relations, most-favored-nation treatment Peru Tariffs Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Trade adjustment assistance User charges and fees Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2011-02-08 Introduced in Senate 2011-02-11T19:56:33Z Trade Extenders Act of 2011 - Amends the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009 to extend trade adjustment assistance (TAA) programs through June 30, 2012. Extends TAA for firms and farmers through June 30, 2013.

Amends the Omnibus Trade Act of 2010 to extend the single transition deadline for implementing certain merit-based personnel staffing requirements for state administration of TAA to a date not earlier than June 30, 2012.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to extend through June 30, 2012, the 80% tax credit for health insurance costs (including advance payments) for TAA (as well as Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation [PBGC] pension) recipients.

Makes TAA recipients who are in a break in training under a training program, or who are receiving unemployment compensation, eligible for such tax credit for the period through June 30, 2012.

Amends the IRC, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to extend through June 30, 2012, the TAA pre-certification period rule disregarding any 63-day lapse in creditable health care coverage for TAA workers.

Extends the continued eligibility for the credit for qualifying family members and certain qualified TAA-eligible individuals and PBGC pension recipients for COBRA premium assistance through June 30, 2012.

Extends through June 30, 2012, coverage under an employee benefit plan funded by a voluntary employees' beneficiary association established pursuant to an order of a bankruptcy court, or by agreement with an authorized representative.

Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) through June 30, 2012.

Makes ineligible for such treatment certain imported sleeping bags, with specified exceptions.

Amends the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA), as amended and expanded by Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA), to extend duty-free treatment or other preferential treatment of the products of Colombia and Ecuador through June 30, 2012.

Extends through FY2012 preferential treatment for apparel articles assembled in one or more ATPDEA beneficiary countries from regional fabrics or regional components, and specified other type apparel (brassieres).

Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) to extend certain customs users fees for the processing of merchandise entered into the United States through September 30, 2020, and other specified customs users fees through November 30, 2020.

Amends the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act to increase required estimated tax payments of corporations with at least $1 billion in assets in the third quarter of 2015 by 4.5% to 126.0% of such amount.

]]> Trade Extenders Act of 2011 Display Title Trade Extenders Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to extend trade adjustment assistance and certain trade preference programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Trade Extenders Act of 2011 Introduced in Senate 2011-02-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s308is/xml/BILLS-112s308is.xml 2011-02-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.