TRADE Act of 2008

A bill to require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review, to set terms for future trade agreements, to express the sense of the Senate that the role of Congress in trade policymaking should be strengthened, and for other purposes.

6/4/2008--Introduced.
Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2008, or the TRADE Act of 2008 - Directs the Comptroller General of the United States to:
(1) review certain free trade agreements (including Uruguay Round Agreements) between the United States and foreign countries; and
(2) report to the Congressional Trade Agreement Review Committee regarding such agreements, including analyses of specified subjects and of each agreement, as well as whether the country has a democratic form of government that 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 be subject to a point of order in the Senate unless such agreements include certain standards with respect to:
(1) labor;
(2) environment and public safety;
(3) food and product health and safety;
(4) provision of services;
(5) investment;
(6) procurement;
(7) intellectual property;
(8) agriculture;
(9) trade remedies and safeguards;
(10) rules of origin;
(11) dispute resolution and enforcement;
(12) technical assistance; and
(13) national security.
Requires the President to submit to Congress a plan to bring existing trade agreements into compliance with such standards.
Establishes a Congressional Trade Agreement Review Committee.
Expresses the sense of Congress that a certain process for U.S. trade negotiations should be followed when Congress considers legislation providing special procedures for implementing bills of trade agreements.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
• and 6 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Robert Byrd [D, WV]
  • Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
  • Sen. Byron Dorgan [D, ND]
  • Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI]
  • Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT]
  • Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
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Committees

• Senate Finance

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.3083

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June 04, 2008

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• Introduced on Jun 04, 2008.
• Jun 04, 2008: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5043-5044)
• Jun 04, 2008: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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• Nontariff trade barriers
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... Committee ((360)786-7155) Senate Hearing Rm 3 JA Cherberg Building Olympia, WA Work Session: Examining aspects of S.3083 (Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2008) that impact Washington State interests. ...

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Chief of Staff John Podesta announced the proposal in June of 2000, and it was introduced as S. 3083. The House Judiciary Committee considered some of the issues last fall, and almost unanimously approved a bill, H.R. 5018, ...

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September 14, 2008 Rep. Doyle Thanked for Stand on Fair TRADE

... Western Pennsylvania Congressman to co-sponsor the TRADE act. In the Senate a similar TRADE bill, S. 3083, was inctroduced by Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and we are pleased thank Sen. Bob Casey for his co-sponsorship of this bill.

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