US SB3002 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on December 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires an increase in the amounts transferred to the Trade Enforcement Trust Fund and the use of such amounts to implement labor obligations in the free trade agreement with Mexico. Specifically, for the implementation and monitoring of labor obligations in the free trade agreement with Mexico, the bill designates certain funds be provided (1) to the Office of Trade and Labor Affairs at the Department of Labor; (2) to the Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking at Labor; and (3) for three permanent Labor Attachés at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico or consulates of the United States in Mexico. For international development, the bill designates certain amounts to be transferred to the U.S. Agency for International Development to monitor trade agreement obligations related to anti-corruption and the promotion of rule of law.
Title
United States Technical Assistance for Mexican Labor Capacity Building Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-12-09 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Subjects
Advisory bodies
Canada
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign trade and international finance
Free trade and trade barriers
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Human rights
Human trafficking
International organizations and cooperation
Judicial procedure and administration
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Latin America
Lawyers and legal services
Mexico
Rule of law and government transparency
Trade agreements and negotiations
Youth employment and child labor
Canada
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign trade and international finance
Free trade and trade barriers
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Human rights
Human trafficking
International organizations and cooperation
Judicial procedure and administration
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Latin America
Lawyers and legal services
Mexico
Rule of law and government transparency
Trade agreements and negotiations
Youth employment and child labor
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3002/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3002/BILLS-116s3002is.pdf |