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7/23/2007--Introduced.<br/>Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2007 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to allow the filing of a petition with the Secretary of Labor for certification of eligibility to apply for trade adjustment assistance (TAA) by adversely affected workers in a service sector firm, its subdivision, or a public agency.<br/>Revises group eligibility requirements for TAA to cover: (1) a shift, by a public agency to a foreign country, of production of articles or in provision of services, like or directly competitive with articles which are produced, or services which are provided by the workers' firm, subdivision, or public agency; and (2) instances where the workers' firm, subdivision, or public agency obtains or is likely to obtain such services from a foreign country.<br/>Provides for industry-wide certification of adversely affected workers for TAA.<br/>Increases the amount of payments for training of adversely affected workers under the Act.<br/>TAA Health Coverage Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the tax credit for the health insurance costs of certain TAA workers and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) pension recipients.<br/>Sets forth requirements to prevent a lapse of health care coverage for TAA workers and their families. Replaces alternative trade adjustment assistance for older workers provisions with eligibility requirements for wage insurance benefits to older workers who have received an industry-wide certification to apply for TAA.<br/>Increases the maximum allowance to cover costs of an adversely affected worker for job search expenses and relocation expenses.<br/>Establishes an Office of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Ombudsman.<br/>Extends the TAA program for workers through December 31, 2012.<br/>Revises the TAA program for communities negatively impacted by trade. Establishes a TAA for communities program to coordinate the federal response.<br/>Allows the filing of a petition with the Secretary of Commerce for certification of eligibility to apply for TAA by a service sector firm. Extends the TAA program for firms through FY2012.<br/>Makes fishermen and aquaculture producers eligible for TAA without regard to whether such fishermen seek TAA based on an increase in imports of wild stock or an increase of imports of farm-raised stock.<br/>Revises TAA group eligibility requirements for certain agricultural commodity producers.<br/>Extends the TAA program for farmers through FY2012.<br/>

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Arlen Specter [D, PA] N00001604 18886 Democrat 202-224-4254 Jewish PA Arlen Specter 1.912 http://specter.senate.gov/ S000770 1950-04-29 133 Hart Senate Office Building http://stabenow.senate.gov/email.htm 202-228-0325 Debbie Ann 'd':5 'mi':6 'ann':3,8,11 'sen':1 'debbi':2,7,10 'stabenow':4,9,12 F 300093 Stabenow Debbie_Stabenow Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI] N00004118 14354 Democrat 202-224-4822 United Methodist MI Debbie Ann Stabenow 2.78181818181818 http://stabenow.senate.gov/ SenatorStabenow T000464 1956-08-21 204 Russell Senate Office Building http://tester.senate.gov/Contact/ 202-224-8594 Jon 'd':4 'mt':5 'jon':2,6,8 'sen':1 'tester':3,7,9 M 412244 Tester Jon_Tester Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT] N00027605 7824 Democrat 202-224-2644 MT Jon Tester 2.95454545454545 http://tester.senate.gov/ SenatorJonTester W000779 1949-05-03 223 Dirksen Senate Office Building http://wyden.senate.gov/contact/ 202-228-2717 Ron 'd':4 'ron':2,6,8 'sen':1 'wyden':3,7,9 M 300100 Wyden Ron_Wyden Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR] N00007724 9906 Democrat 202-224-5244 Jewish OR Ron Wyden 3.96428571428571 http://wyden.senate.gov/ SenRonWyden introduced 45397 1185163200 Mon Jul 23 00:00:00 -0500 2007 123619 action 45397 1185163200 Mon Jul 23 00:00:00 -0500 2007 128215 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9776-9777) action 45397 1185163200 Mon Jul 23 00:00:00 -0500 2007 123620 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.