[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 596 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 596

To require the President to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership 
                               Agreement.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 20, 2017

 Ms. DeLauro introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the President to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership 
                               Agreement.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``TPP Withdrawal Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement has 
        consistently failed to secure majority support in Congress and 
        has faced strong public opposition among the American people 
        since it was signed on February 4, 2016.
            (2) The United States needs a comprehensive new trade 
        policy to create American jobs, raise wages, and bring down 
        trade deficits.

SEC. 3. WITHDRAWAL FROM TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.

    (a) Notification of Withdrawal.--On the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the President shall provide, to the Governments of Australia, 
Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, 
Singapore, and Vietnam, written notice of the withdrawal of the United 
States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, in accordance with 
Article 30.6 of that Agreement.
    (b) Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Defined.--In this Act, the 
term ``Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement'' means the Trans-Pacific 
Partnership Agreement signed on February 4, 2016, by the United States, 
Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, 
Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam.
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