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Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) Renewal: Core Labor Standards Issues: A Brief Overview

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Trade_Promotion_Authority.pdf (73.65 KB)
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https://hdl.handle.net/1813/76258
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Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs
Author
Bolle, Mary Jane
Abstract

[Excerpt] This report is a brief overview of key issues addressed in CRS Report RL33864, Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) Renewal: Core Labor Standards Issues. Trade promotion authority (TPA), formerly known as “fast-track” authority, is scheduled to expire July 1, 2007. With it will expire the President’s authority to negotiate trade agreements that Congress will then consider without amendment and with limited debate. For the 110th Congress, a likely issue in this debate is whether to include enforceable core labor standards as a principal negotiating objective in trade agreements. Accordingly, this report (1) identifies key labor provisions in the current TPA law and how they have translated into free trade agreements negotiated under it; (2) presents some legislative options, and summarizes arguments for and against listing enforceable core labor standards as a principal negotiating objective; and (3) looks at possible outcomes and implications of the legislative options. This report will be updated as events warrant.

Date Issued
2007-02-21
Keywords
TPA
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fast-track
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authority
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Congress
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President
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trade agreement
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legislation
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labor standards
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labor
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No Copyright - United States
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https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
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article

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