HR 156 IHCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

113th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

1st SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

H. R. 156CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To provide for the withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

January 4, 2013CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Mr. MCINTYRE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

A BILLCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To provide for the withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED STATES FROM THE NAFTA.

(a) Withdrawal of Approval- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the approval of the NAFTA by the Congress provided for in section 101(a) of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act shall cease to be effective beginning on the date that is six months after the date of the enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Notification of Withdrawal- On the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall provide to the Governments of Canada and Mexico written notice of withdrawal of the United States from the NAFTA in accordance with Article 2205 of the NAFTA.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) NAFTA Defined- In this section, the term ‘NAFTA’ means the North American Free Trade Agreement entered into between the United States, Canada, and Mexico on December 17, 1992.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink