US HB3012 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress

US Congress House Bill 3012 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 147-3)
Status: Introduced on June 24 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-06-24 - Referred to House Rules
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2009 or the TRADE Act of 2009 - Directs the Comptroller General to: (1) review biennially certain free trade agreements (including Uruguay Round Agreements) between the United States and foreign countries to evaluate their economic, environmental, national security, health, safety, and other effects; and (2) report on them to the Congressional Trade Agreement Review Committee (established by this Act), including analyses of specified aspects of each agreement and certain information about agreement parties, such as whether the country has a democratic form of government, 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 not be subject to expedited consideration or special procedures limiting amendment, unless such agreements include certain standards with respect to: (1) labor; (2) human rights; (3) environment and public safety; (4) food and product health and safety; (5) provision of services; (6) investment; (7) procurement; (8) intellectual property; (9) agriculture; (10) trade remedies and safeguards; (11) dispute resolution and enforcement; (12) technical assistance; (13) national security; and (14) taxation. Requires the President to submit to Congress a plan for the renegotiation of existing trade agreements to bring them into compliance with such standards. Establishes a Congressional Trade Agreement Review Committee. Expresses the sense of Congress that certain processes for U.S. trade negotiations should be followed when Congress considers legislation providing special procedures for implementing bills of trade agreements.

Title

TRADE Act of 2009

Sponsors

Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D-HI]	Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY]	Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]	Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]
Rep. Michael Arcuri [D-NY]	Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]
Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Rep. John Boccieri [D-OH]	Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]	Rep. Rick Boucher [D-VA]
Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]
Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]	Rep. Christopher Carney [D-PA]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Ben Chandler [D-KY]	Rep. Travis Childers [D-MS]	Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Jerry Costello [D-IL]	Rep. Mark Critz [D-PA]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]
Rep. Kathleen Dahlkemper [D-PA]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Bill Delahunt [D-MA]
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. John Dingell [D-MI]	Sen. Joe Donnelly [D-IN]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]
Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Brad Ellsworth [D-IN]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]
Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]
Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Bart Gordon [D-TN]	Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]
Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. John Hall [D-NY]
Rep. Phil Hare [D-IL]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]
Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Rep. Paul Hodes [D-NH]	Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]
Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Steve Kagen [D-WI]	Rep. Paul Kanjorski [D-PA]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]
Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D-RI]	Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D-MI]	Rep. Mary Kilroy [D-OH]
Rep. Larry Kissell [D-NC]	Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]
Rep. Daniel Maffei [D-NY]	Rep. Jim Marshall [D-GA]	Rep. Eric Massa [D-NY]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]	Rep. Michael McMahon [D-NY]	Rep. Charlie Melancon [D-LA]
Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Brad Miller [D-NC]	Rep. George Miller [D-CA]	Rep. Alan Mollohan [D-WV]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Patrick Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. John Murtha [D-PA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. James Oberstar [D-MN]	Rep. David Obey [D-WI]
Rep. John Olver [D-MA]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Ed Pastor [D-AZ]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Thomas Perriello [D-VA]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]	Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Ross [D-AR]
Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]
Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Mark Schauer [D-MI]
Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]
Rep. Heath Shuler [D-NC]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Zachary Space [D-OH]
Rep. John Spratt [D-SC]	Rep. Bart Stupak [D-MI]	Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]	Rep. Gene Taylor [D-MS]
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]
Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Diane Watson [D-CA]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Charles Wilson [D-OH]
Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]	Rep. David Wu [D-OR]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-06-24		Referred to House Rules
2009-06-24		Referred to House Ways and Means
2009-06-24		Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.