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To extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes.

Public Law 112-40 · H.R. 2832 · 112th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Barack Obama (D) on Oct 21, 2011 · Foreign Trade and International Finance

Sponsor: Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI-4)

Cosponsors (3): Rep. Sander Levin,

Passage votesYeaNay

  • HouseRecorded vote: 307 yea, 122 nay307–122
  • SenateRecorded vote: 70 yea, 27 nay70–27
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

(Sec. 1) Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) through July 31, 2013.

Requires the liquidation or reliquidation (refund of duties) on duty-free articles that entered into the United States after December 31, 2010, and before the 15th day after enactment of this Act.

(Sec. 2) Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) to increase from 0.21% ad valorem to 0.3464% ad valorem, for the period between October 1, 2011, and July 1, 2014, the customs user fee for the processing of merchandise entered or released into the United States.

Title II: Trade Adjustment Assistance [sic] - Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 - Subtitle A: Extension of Trade Adjustment Assistance - Part I: Application of Provisions Relating to Trade Adjustment Assistance - (Sec. 201) Amends the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009 to repeal the December 31, 2011, termination date for trade adjustment assistance (TAA) programs.

Part II: Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers - (Sec. 211) Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to repeal the eligibility for TAA of adversely affected workers in public agencies.

(Sec. 212) Revises requirements for waivers from training for workers under the trade readjustment allowance (TRA) program. Eliminates the waivers from training requirements for workers who: (1) are recalled to work, (2) possess marketable skills for employment, or (3) are within two years of retirement eligibility.

Repeals the application of state unemployment insurance law to allowance of a good cause waiver of time limitations with respect to an application for TRA or enrollment in training. Prescribes a special rule to require the Secretary of Labor to establish procedures to allow a waiver for good cause for workers who file late for TRA or enrollment in a training program.

(Sec. 213) Decreases: (1) from 130 to 104 weeks the length of TRA payments for an adversely affected worker who requires a program of prerequisite education or remedial education in order to complete approved training, and (2) from 78 additional weeks of TRA payments in a 91-week period to 65 additional weeks of such payments in a 78-week period the length of additional time permissible to complete training.

Reduces from up to 26 additional weeks of TRA payments to complete training which includes a program of prerequisite or remedial education to up to 13 additional weeks of such payments for approved training leading to completion of a degree or industry-recognized credential the maximum additional TRA a worker may receive to account for a break in training or for justifiable cause.

(Sec. 214) Prescribes cap limits for training, employment and case management services, and job search expenses and relocation expenses for FY2012 and FY2013, and for the period October 1-December 31, 2013 (first quarter of FY2014).

Limits to 10% of funds available a state's use of them for TAA for workers program administration and the provision of employment and case management services.

Authorizes the Secretary to reallot to other states any funds that remain unobligated in the second or third fiscal year after the fiscal year in which they were provided.

Limits the job search allowance as well as the relocation allowance to 90% of related expenses, reducing the maximum allowance from $1,500 to $1,250.

Transfers from the Secretary to a state responsibility for reimbursement of job search expenses, and changes reimbursement from mandatory to discretionary.

(Sec. 215) Revises and extends through December 31, 2013, the reemployment trade adjustment assistance (RTAA) program. Decreases from $12,000 to $10,000 the maximum payment of RTAA (or wage subsidy) to an eligible older worker.

(Sec. 216) Revises core indicators of performance in mandatory data reporting, adding among other factors the percentage of workers receiving TAA benefits who obtain a recognized postsecondary schooling credential.

Revises and adds to elements of data in such reporting, including the number of workers who complete approved training, as well as data on spending.

(Sec. 217) Extends through December 31, 2013, the TAA program for workers.

Part III: Other Adjustment Assistance - (Sec. 221) Directs the Secretary to report annually to Congress on TAA for firms.

Extends for FY2012 and FY2013, and for the first quarter of FY2014, the TAA program for firms and farmers.

(Sec. 222) Eliminates the TAA for communities grant program and the Industry or Sector Partnership Grant program for communities impacted by trade.

Specifies additional program performance and outcome data to be included in the Secretary's annual reports on TAA Community College and Career Training Grant program and for the TAA for farmers program.

Part IV: General Provisions - (Sec. 231) Requires the Secretary, if no determination has been made upon enactment of this Act of whether to certify a group of workers or firms as eligible to apply for TAA pursuant to a petition filed between February 13, 2011, and enactment of this Act, to certify such workers or firms as so eligible based on TAA program requirements in effect on the date of enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary to: (1) reconsider, according to the eligibility requirements of this Act, any determination not to certify workers or firms as so eligible between February 13, 2011, and the enactment of this Act; and (2) certify them as eligible to apply for TAA.

Declares that such workers or firms shall continue to be eligible for TAA under TAA program requirements in effect under the Trade Act of 1974: (1) as of February 12, 2011, with respect to petitions filed between May 18, 2009, and February 13, 2011; or (2) as of May 17, 2009, with respect to petitions filed before May 18, 2009.

(Sec. 232) Extends: (1) the TAA program for workers through December 31, 2013; and (2) the TAA program for firms and farmers through December 31, 2014.

(Sec. 233) Declares that TAA program requirements in effect as of February 13, 2011, under the Trade Act of 1974 shall apply to petitions for certification to apply for TAA for workers, firms, and farmers that are filed before January 1, 2014.

Subtitle B: Health Coverage Improvement - (Sec. 241) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend from February 13, 2011, through calendar year 2013 the tax credit for the health insurance costs paid by TAA (as well as Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation [PBGC] pension and Alternate TAA [ATAA] wage subsidy) recipients for coverage under qualified health insurance (including qualifying family members). Increases the rate of such credit from 65% to 72.5% of health insurance costs for that period. Eliminates the 80% rate for eligible coverage months beginning before February 13, 2011.

(Sec. 242) Amends the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to extend through December 31, 2013, 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 certain qualified TAA-eligible individuals and PBGC pension recipients for COBRA premium assistance through December 31, 2013.

Subtitle C: Offsets - Part 1: Unemployment Compensation Program Integrity - (Sec. 251) Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to prohibit the Secretary from certifying a state for grants for unemployment compensation unless such state has a law that provides for assessment of a penalty for fraudulent claims made by an individual for unemployment compensation.

(Sec. 252) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat a state law as meeting requirements with respect to the allowance of an additional federal unemployment tax credit to a taxpayer (employer) for its contributions to the state unemployment compensation fund only if the law provides that an employer's unemployment compensation account shall not be relieved of charges relating to a payment from the state unemployment fund if: (1) that payment was made because the employer (or agent) was at fault for failing to respond timely to a state agency request for information regarding an unemployment compensation claim, and (2) the employer or agent has established a pattern of failing to respond timely or adequately to such requests.

(Sec. 253) Amends the SSA to require each employer to report to a State Directory of New Hires certain information on employees the employer has rehired after at least a 60-day separation.

Part II: Additional Offsets - (Sec. 261) Amends the SSA to: (1) rename a utilization and quality control peer review organization a quality improvement organization (QIO), and (2) revise requirements for contracts with Medicare QIOs with respect to the quality of care furnished to beneficiaries under SSA title XVIII (Medicare).

Requires the Secretary to establish throughout the United States local, state, regional, national, or other geographic areas with respect to QIO contracts.

Extends the term of QIO contracts from three years to five years.

Authorizes the Secretary to consider a variety of factors in selecting QIO contractors that would provide for the most efficient and effective administration, such as geographic location, size, and prior experience in health care quality improvement.

Repeals the requirement that the Secretary provide a QIO with an opportunity to provide performance information before terminating a QIO contract.

Requires a QIO to review all ambulatory surgical procedures performed in an area, or, at the Secretary's discretion, a sample of such procedures.

Requires a QIO contracting with the Secretary to perform a certain function to perform all specified activities, except to the extent otherwise negotiated with the Secretary pursuant to the contract or except for a function for which the Secretary determines it is not appropriate for the organization to perform, such as a function that could cause a conflict of interest with another function.

Requires a QIO to perform any activities the Secretary determines necessary for improving the quality of care furnished Medicare beneficiaries.

(Sec. 262) Amends COBRA to increase from 0.21% ad valorem to 0.3464% ad valorem, for the period between July 1, 2014, and November 30, 2015, and reduce from 0.21% ad valorem to 0.1740% ad valorem, for the period between October 1, 2016, and September 30, 2019, the customs user fee (merchandise processing fee) for the processing of merchandise entered or released into the United States.

(Sec. 263) Requires any fees for processing merchandise entered between October 1 and November 12, 2012, to be paid no later than September 25, 2012, in an amount equivalent to the amount of such fees paid with respect to merchandise entered between October 1 and November 12, 2011. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to refund with interest any overpayment of such fees. Prohibits any assessment of interest for any underpayments based on the amount of fees paid for merchandise entered between October 1 and November 12, 2012.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 112th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 307 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

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Democrats who voted yea(189)

  • Rep. Dennis KucinichD-OH-10
  • Rep. Bob FilnerD-CA-51
  • Rep. Barbara LeeD-CA-9
  • Rep. Jan SchakowskyD-IL-9
  • Rep. Raúl GrijalvaD-AZ-7
  • Rep. Yvette ClarkeD-NY-11
  • Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
  • Rep. Marcia FudgeD-OH-11
  • Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
  • Rep. John OlverD-MA-1
  • Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-13
  • Rep. Jesse JacksonD-IL-2
  • Rep. John ConyersD-MI-14
  • Rep. Gwen MooreD-WI-4
  • Rep. Michael CapuanoD-MA-8
  • Rep. Donna EdwardsD-MD-4
  • Rep. Lynn WoolseyD-CA-6
  • Rep. Bobby RushD-IL-1
  • Rep. Maurice HincheyD-NY-22
  • Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
  • Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
  • Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-12
  • Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
  • Rep. Robert BradyD-PA-1
  • Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-10
  • Rep. Grace NapolitanoD-CA-38
  • Rep. Mike HondaD-CA-15
  • Rep. Karen BassD-CA-33
  • Rep. Keith EllisonD-MN-5
  • Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
  • Rep. Wm. ClayD-MO-1
  • Rep. José SerranoD-NY-16
  • Rep. Alcee HastingsD-FL-23
  • Rep. Jim McGovernD-MA-3
  • Rep. Judy ChuD-CA-32
  • Rep. Maxine WatersD-CA-35
  • Rep. Danny DavisD-IL-7
  • Rep. Jerrold NadlerD-NY-8
  • Rep. Elijah CummingsD-MD-7
  • Rep. Xavier BecerraD-CA-31
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18
  • Rep. Hank JohnsonD-GA-4
  • Rep. Linda SánchezD-CA-39
  • Rep. Rush HoltD-NJ-12
  • Rep. Mazie HironoD-HI-2
  • Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-15
  • Rep. John SarbanesD-MD-3
  • Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-4
  • Rep. Tammy BaldwinD-WI-2
  • Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
  • Rep. Cedric RichmondD-LA-2
  • Rep. Hansen ClarkeD-MI-13
  • Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
  • Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-5
  • Rep. Michael DoyleD-PA-14
  • Rep. Emanuel CleaverD-MO-5
  • Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
  • Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
  • Rep. John TierneyD-MA-6
  • Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-34
  • Rep. Luis GutiérrezD-IL-4
  • Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3
  • Rep. Corrine BrownD-FL-3
  • Rep. Brad MillerD-NC-13
  • Rep. Ted DeutchD-FL-19
  • Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-8
  • Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
  • Rep. Tim RyanD-OH-17
  • Rep. Gregory MeeksD-NY-6
  • Rep. Chellie PingreeD-ME-1
  • Rep. John DingellD-MI-15
  • Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
  • Rep. Janice HahnD-CA-36
  • Rep. Bill PascrellD-NJ-8
  • Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-5
  • Rep. Betty SuttonD-OH-13
  • Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-30
  • Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-17
  • Rep. Betty McCollumD-MN-4
  • Rep. John LarsonD-CT-1
  • Rep. Doris MatsuiD-CA-5
  • Rep. Debbie Wasserman SchultzD-FL-20
  • Rep. Paul TonkoD-NY-21
  • Rep. Albio SiresD-NJ-13
  • Rep. Al GreenD-TX-9
  • Rep. Joe CrowleyD-NY-7
  • Rep. André CarsonD-IN-7
  • Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1
  • Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
  • Rep. Chaka FattahD-PA-2
  • Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
  • Rep. Diana DeGetteD-CO-1
  • Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-17
  • Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
  • Rep. Steve CohenD-TN-9
  • Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3
  • Rep. David CicillineD-RI-1
  • Rep. John YarmuthD-KY-3
  • Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
  • Rep. Mike ThompsonD-CA-1
  • Rep. Steve IsraelD-NY-2
  • Rep. Steven RothmanD-NJ-9
  • Rep. Kathy CastorD-FL-11
  • Rep. Lois CappsD-CA-23
  • Rep. Chris Van HollenD-MD-8
  • Rep. Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3
  • Rep. Carolyn MaloneyD-NY-14
  • Rep. G.K. ButterfieldD-NC-1
  • Rep. Colleen HanabusaD-HI-1
  • Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12
  • Rep. Russ CarnahanD-MO-3
  • Rep. Jim LangevinD-RI-2
  • Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18
  • Rep. Joe BacaD-CA-43
  • Rep. Joe CourtneyD-CT-2
  • Rep. Loretta SanchezD-CA-47
  • Rep. Peter WelchD-VT
  • Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-28
  • Rep. Rubén HinojosaD-TX-15
  • Rep. Terri SewellD-AL-7
  • Rep. Silvestre ReyesD-TX-16
  • Rep. Lloyd DoggettD-TX-25
  • Rep. Charlie GonzalezD-TX-20
  • Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8
  • Rep. Niki TsongasD-MA-5
  • Rep. David ScottD-GA-13
  • Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
  • Rep. Zoe LofgrenD-CA-16
  • Rep. John GaramendiD-CA-10
  • Rep. Susan DavisD-CA-53
  • Rep. Brad ShermanD-CA-27
  • Rep. William KeatingD-MA-10
  • Rep. Adam SchiffD-CA-29
  • Rep. Allyson SchwartzD-PA-13
  • Rep. Ben LujánD-NM-3
  • Rep. Jackie SpeierD-CA-12
  • Rep. Stephen LynchD-MA-9
  • Rep. Timothy BishopD-NY-1
  • Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-14
  • Rep. Mark CritzD-PA-12
  • Rep. Brian HigginsD-NY-27
  • Rep. Jerry McNerneyD-CA-11
  • Rep. Bruce BraleyD-IA-1
  • Rep. Carolyn McCarthyD-NY-4
  • Rep. Rick LarsenD-WA-2
  • Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-17
  • Rep. A. Dutch RuppersbergerD-MD-2
  • Rep. Mike QuigleyD-IL-5
  • Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12
  • Rep. Laura RichardsonD-CA-37
  • Rep. Jay InsleeD-WA-1
  • Rep. Timothy WalzD-MN-1
  • Rep. Shelley BerkleyD-NV-1
  • Rep. Adam SmithD-WA-9
  • Rep. Martin HeinrichD-NM-1
  • Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
  • Rep. Gerald ConnollyD-VA-11
  • Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4
  • Rep. David LoebsackD-IA-2
  • Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29
  • Rep. Christopher MurphyD-CT-5
  • Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3
  • Rep. Gary PetersD-MI-9
  • Rep. Ed PerlmutterD-CO-7
  • Rep. Jared PolisD-CO-2
  • Rep. Jim HimesD-CT-4
  • Rep. Leonard BoswellD-IA-3
  • Rep. Ron KindD-WI-3
  • Rep. Michael MichaudD-ME-2
  • Rep. Daniel LipinskiD-IL-3
  • Rep. Dennis CardozaD-CA-18
  • Rep. Henry CuellarD-TX-28
  • Rep. John CarneyD-DE
  • Rep. Kathleen HochulD-NY-26
  • Rep. Ben ChandlerD-KY-6
  • Rep. John BarrowD-GA-12
  • Rep. Joe DonnellyD-IN-2
  • Rep. Kurt SchraderD-OR-5
  • Rep. Jim CostaD-CA-20
  • Rep. William OwensD-NY-23
  • Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-5
  • Rep. Jason AltmireD-PA-4
  • Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7
  • Rep. Larry KissellD-NC-8
  • Rep. Mike McIntyreD-NC-7
  • Rep. Mike RossD-AR-4
  • Rep. Dan BorenD-OK-2
  • Rep. Heath ShulerD-NC-11
  • Rep. Jim MathesonD-UT-2

Republicans who voted yea(118)

  • Rep. Steven LaTouretteR-OH-14
  • Rep. Patrick MeehanR-PA-7
  • Rep. Jim GerlachR-PA-6
  • Rep. Bob DoldR-IL-10
  • Rep. Todd PlattsR-PA-19
  • Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18
  • Rep. David ReichertR-WA-8
  • Rep. Mario Diaz-BalartR-FL-21
  • Rep. Frank LoBiondoR-NJ-2
  • Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3
  • Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
  • Rep. Jon RunyanR-NJ-3
  • Rep. Charles DentR-PA-15
  • Rep. Christopher GibsonR-NY-20
  • Rep. Michael GrimmR-NY-13
  • Rep. Judy BiggertR-IL-13
  • Rep. Richard HannaR-NY-24
  • Rep. Lou BarlettaR-PA-11
  • Rep. Tom LathamR-IA-4
  • Rep. Shelley CapitoR-WV-2
  • Rep. Michael FitzpatrickR-PA-8
  • Rep. David McKinleyR-WV-1
  • Rep. David RiveraR-FL-25
  • Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
  • Rep. Michael TurnerR-OH-3
  • Rep. Charlie BassR-NH-2
  • Rep. Steve StiversR-OH-15
  • Rep. Aaron SchockR-IL-18
  • Rep. Robert TurnerR-NY-9
  • Rep. Nan HayworthR-NY-19
  • Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
  • Rep. Tom ColeR-OK-4
  • Rep. Rodney AlexanderR-LA-5
  • Rep. Mike RogersR-AL-3
  • Rep. Jeff FortenberryR-NE-1
  • Rep. Frank LucasR-OK-3
  • Rep. Glenn ThompsonR-PA-5
  • Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-41
  • Rep. Jo Ann EmersonR-MO-8
  • Rep. Mike KellyR-PA-3
  • Rep. Ander CrenshawR-FL-4
  • Rep. John ShimkusR-IL-19
  • Rep. Denny RehbergR-MT
  • Rep. Jo BonnerR-AL-1
  • Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
  • Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-44
  • Rep. Bill ShusterR-PA-9
  • Rep. Pat TiberiR-OH-12
  • Rep. Brian BilbrayR-CA-50
  • Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25
  • Rep. Rick BergR-ND
  • Rep. Geoff DavisR-KY-4
  • Rep. Leonard LanceR-NJ-7
  • Rep. Don YoungR-AK
  • Rep. Spencer BachusR-AL-6
  • Rep. David DreierR-CA-26
  • Rep. Tom ReedR-NY-29
  • Rep. Daniel LungrenR-CA-3
  • Rep. Thad McCotterR-MI-11
  • Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4
  • Rep. Chip CravaackR-MN-8
  • Rep. Greg WaldenR-OR-2
  • Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-24
  • Rep. Bobby SchillingR-IL-17
  • Rep. Tom MarinoR-PA-10
  • Rep. Randy ForbesR-VA-4
  • Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4
  • Rep. Brett GuthrieR-KY-2
  • Rep. Jaime Herrera BeutlerR-WA-3
  • Rep. James RenacciR-OH-16
  • Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
  • Rep. Timothy JohnsonR-IL-15
  • Rep. Peter RoskamR-IL-6
  • Rep. Lee TerryR-NE-2
  • Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6
  • Rep. Vern BuchananR-FL-13
  • Rep. Erik PaulsenR-MN-3
  • Rep. Roscoe BartlettR-MD-6
  • Rep. Mike RogersR-MI-8
  • Rep. Bob GibbsR-OH-18
  • Rep. Candice MillerR-MI-10
  • Rep. Bill CassidyR-LA-6
  • Rep. Cathy McMorris RodgersR-WA-5
  • Rep. Blaine LuetkemeyerR-MO-9
  • Rep. Bill JohnsonR-OH-6
  • Rep. Devin NunesR-CA-21
  • Rep. Charles BoustanyR-LA-7
  • Rep. Kevin McCarthyR-CA-22
  • Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
  • Rep. Phil RoeR-TN-1
  • Rep. Eric CantorR-VA-7
  • Rep. Sean DuffyR-WI-7
  • Rep. Adrian SmithR-NE-3
  • Rep. John MicaR-FL-7
  • Rep. Pete OlsonR-TX-22
  • Rep. John KlineR-MN-2
  • Rep. Morgan GriffithR-VA-9
  • Rep. Sue MyrickR-NC-9
  • Rep. Blake FarentholdR-TX-27
  • Rep. Todd YoungR-IN-9
  • Rep. Paul RyanR-WI-1
  • Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
  • Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
  • Rep. Lynn JenkinsR-KS-2
  • Rep. Quico CansecoR-TX-23
  • Rep. Robert HurtR-VA-5
  • Rep. Tim WalbergR-MI-7
  • Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2
  • Rep. Dan BenishekR-MI-1
  • Rep. Steve ScaliseR-LA-1
  • Rep. Kenny MarchantR-TX-24
  • Rep. Patrick McHenryR-NC-10
  • Rep. Kevin BradyR-TX-8
  • Rep. Pete SessionsR-TX-32
  • Rep. Billy LongR-MO-7
  • Rep. Mike PenceR-IN-6
  • Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6
  • Rep. Michele BachmannR-MN-6
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Related bills

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  • H.Res. 418Related bill

    Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2832) to extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes.

  • H.Res. 425Related bill

    Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2832) to extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3078) to implement the U…

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 32 actions.

  1. Oct 21, 2011Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 112-40.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Oct 13, 2011FloorFloor · Presented to President.
  4. Oct 12, 2011Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 307 - 122 (Roll no. 784).House roll call 784
  6. FloorFloor · Considered as unfinished business.
  7. FloorFloor · POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on concuring in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2832, the Chair put the question on adoption of the motion, and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McDermott demanded the yeas and nays and pursuant to clause 8…
  8. FloorFloor · DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 425, the House proceeded with further debate on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2832.
  9. OtherOther · Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 307 - 122 (Roll no. 784).House roll call 784
  10. Oct 11, 2011Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Camp moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment.
  11. FloorFloor · Pursuant to clause 1(c), rule 19, further proceedings on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2832 were postponed.
  12. FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with 90 minutes of debate on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2832.
  13. Sep 23, 2011FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  14. Sep 22, 2011FloorFloor · Passed Senate, under the order of 9/21/2011, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 70 - 27. Record Vote Number: 150.Senate roll call 150
  15. FloorFloor · Considered by Senate.
  16. Sep 21, 2011FloorFloor · Considered by Senate.
  17. Sep 20, 2011FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by motion.
  18. FloorFloor · Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate.
  19. Sep 19, 2011FloorFloor · Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 84 - 8. Record Vote Number: 139.Senate roll call 139
  20. FloorFloor · Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
  21. Sep 16, 2011FloorFloor · Cloture motion on the motion to proceed presented in Senate.
  22. FloorFloor · Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
  23. Sep 14, 2011CalendarCalendar · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 166.
  24. Sep 13, 2011CalendarCalendar · Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
  25. Sep 8, 2011CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate.
  26. Sep 7, 2011FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
  27. FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  28. FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2832.
  29. FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
  30. FloorFloor · Mr. Camp moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Data notes

Every action the Library of Congress lists for the bill, from introduction to signing, plus the dated committee hearings. The source lists many steps twice (the chamber’s own entry and the Library of Congress copy, or a presidential and a became-law entry with the same words); those are shown once. Amendments are listed in their own section.

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Amendments

30 amendments offered to the bill, with the last recorded step of each.

Where each amendment ended up
  • S.Amdt. 654SenateSen. Daniel InouyeD-HI· offered Sep 21, 2011No vote recorded

    Sep 21, 2011: Senate amendment submitted

    Offered, no vote recorded
  • S.Amdt. 653SenateSen. Daniel InouyeD-HI· offered Sep 21, 2011No vote recorded

    Sep 21, 2011: Senate amendment submitted

    Offered, no vote recorded
  • S.Amdt. 651SenateSen. Marco RubioR-FL· offered Sep 21, 2011Rejected

    To limit eligibility for trade adjustment assistance to workers who are laid off because of an increase in imports from, or a shift in production to, a country with which the United States has a free trade agreement in effect.

    Sep 22, 2011: Amendment SA 651, under the order of 9/21/2011, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 34 - 62. Record Vote Number: 146.

    Rejected
  • S.Amdt. 650SenateSen. John ThuneR-SD· offered Sep 21, 2011Rejected

    To require a report on the consequences of failing to act on trade agreements.

    Sep 22, 2011: Amendment SA 650, under the order of 9/21/2011, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 52. Record Vote Number: 147.

    Rejected
  • S.Amdt. 649SenateSen. Sherrod BrownD-OH· offered Sep 21, 2011No vote recorded

    Sep 21, 2011: Senate amendment submitted

    Offered, no vote recorded
  • S.Amdt. 648SenateSen. Jeff MerkleyD-OR· offered Sep 21, 2011No vote recorded

    Sep 21, 2011: Senate amendment submitted

    Offered, no vote recorded
  • S.Amdt. 647SenateSen. Jon KylR-AZ· offered Sep 21, 2011No vote recorded

    Sep 21, 2011: Senate amendment submitted

    Offered, no vote recorded
  • S.Amdt. 646SenateSen. Jon KylR-AZ· offered Sep 21, 2011No vote recorded

    Sep 21, 2011: Senate amendment submitted

    Offered, no vote recorded
  • S.Amdt. 645SenateSen. Jon KylR-AZ· offered Sep 21, 2011Rejected

    To repeal trade adjustment assistance for firms.

    Sep 21, 2011: Amendment SA 645, under the order of 9/21/2011, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 54. Record Vote Number: 145.

    Rejected
  • S.Amdt. 644SenateSen. Jon KylR-AZ· offered Sep 21, 2011No vote recorded

    Sep 21, 2011: Senate amendment submitted

    Offered, no vote recorded
  • S.Amdt. 643SenateSen. Maria CantwellD-WA· offered Sep 20, 2011No vote recorded

    Sep 20, 2011: Senate amendment submitted

    Offered, no vote recorded
  • S.Amdt. 642SenateSen. Orrin HatchR-UT· offered Sep 20, 2011Rejected

    To modify the eligibility requirements for trade adjustment assistance.

    Sep 21, 2011: Amendment SA 642, under the order of 9/21/2011, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 40 - 57. Record Vote Number: 144.

    Rejected
  • S.Amdt. 641SenateSen. Orrin HatchR-UT· offered Sep 20, 2011Rejected

    To make the effective date of the amendments expanding the trade adjustment assistance program contingent on the enactment of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Columbia Trade Promotion Agree…

    Sep 21, 2011: Amendment SA 641, under the order of 9/20/2011, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 54. Record Vote Number: 142.

    Rejected
  • S.Amdt. 640SenateSen. Jim DeMintR-SC· offered Sep 20, 2011No vote recorded

    Sep 20, 2011: Senate amendment submitted

    Offered, no vote recorded
  • S.Amdt. 639SenateSen. Bill NelsonD-FL· offered Sep 20, 2011No vote recorded

    Sep 20, 2011: Senate amendment submitted

    Offered, no vote recorded
  • S.Amdt. 638SenateSen. Jeff BingamanD-NM· offered Sep 20, 2011No vote recorded

    Sep 20, 2011: Senate amendment submitted

    Offered, no vote recorded
  • S.Amdt. 637SenateSen. Jeff BingamanD-NM· offered Sep 20, 2011No vote recorded

    Sep 20, 2011: Senate amendment submitted

    Offered, no vote recorded
  • S.Amdt. 636SenateSen. Benjamin CardinD-MD· offered Sep 20, 2011No vote recorded

    Sep 20, 2011: Senate amendment submitted

    Offered, no vote recorded
  • S.Amdt. 634SenateSen. John CornynR-TX· offered Sep 20, 2011Rejected

    To provide Taiwan with critically needed United States-built multirole fighter aircraft to strengthen its self-defense capability against the increasing military threat from China.

    Sep 22, 2011: Amendment SA 634, under the order of 9/21/2011, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 48. Record Vote Number: 148.

    Rejected
  • S.Amdt. 633SenateSen. Bob CaseyD-PA· offered Sep 20, 2011Agreed to

    To extend and modify trade adjustment assistance.

    Sep 22, 2011: Amendment SA 633, under the order of 9/21/2011, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 69 - 28. Record Vote Number: 149.

    Agreed to
  • S.Amdt. 632SenateSen. Olympia SnoweR-ME· offered Sep 20, 2011No vote recorded

    Sep 20, 2011: Senate amendment submitted

    Offered, no vote recorded
  • S.Amdt. 631SenateSen. Bob MenendezD-NJ· offered Sep 20, 2011No vote recorded

    Sep 20, 2011: Senate amendment submitted

    Offered, no vote recorded
  • S.Amdt. 630SenateSen. Orrin HatchR-UT· offered Sep 20, 2011No vote recorded

    Sep 20, 2011: Senate amendment submitted

    Offered, no vote recorded
  • S.Amdt. 629SenateSen. Orrin HatchR-UT· offered Sep 20, 2011No vote recorded

    Sep 20, 2011: Senate amendment submitted

    Offered, no vote recorded
  • S.Amdt. 628SenateSen. Orrin HatchR-UT· offered Sep 20, 2011No vote recorded

    Sep 20, 2011: Senate amendment submitted

    Offered, no vote recorded
  • S.Amdt. 627SenateSen. Orrin HatchR-UT· offered Sep 20, 2011No vote recorded

    Sep 20, 2011: Senate amendment submitted

    Offered, no vote recorded
  • S.Amdt. 626SenateSen. Mitch McConnellR-KY· offered Sep 19, 2011Rejected

    To provide trade promotion authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and for other trade agreements.

    Sep 20, 2011: Amendment SA 626 as modified, under the order of 9/20/2011, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 55. Record Vote Number: 141. (text as mo…

    Rejected
  • S.Amdt. 625SenateSen. John McCainR-AZ· offered Sep 19, 2011Rejected

    To extend the trade adjustment assistance as in effect before the enactment of the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance of 2009.

    Sep 21, 2011: Amendment SA 625, under the order of 9/20/2011, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 53. Record Vote Number: 143.

    Rejected
  • S.Amdt. 624SenateSen. John McCainR-AZ· offered Sep 19, 2011No vote recorded

    Sep 19, 2011: Senate amendment submitted

    Offered, no vote recorded
  • S.Amdt. 623SenateSen. John McCainR-AZ· offered Sep 19, 2011No vote recorded

    Sep 19, 2011: Senate amendment submitted

    Offered, no vote recorded
Data notes

Amendments offered to this bill in either chamber, as the Library of Congress records them: each with a status read from its last recorded step: agreed to, rejected, withdrawn, ruled out of order, fell with another amendment, or offered with no vote recorded (most Senate amendments are only ever offered). The wording of each amendment is the source’s. Amendments to amendments and amendments to other bills are not listed.

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