H.R. 6056 · 114th Congress
NAFTA Accountability Act
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This bill provides that unless the specified conditions set forth in this bill are met:
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 15, 2016
NAFTA Accountability Act
This bill provides that unless the specified conditions set forth in this bill are met:
- Congress withdraws its approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) effective one year after enactment of this bill; and
- the President, not later than six months after this bill's enactment, shall provide written notice of withdrawal to the governments of Canada and Mexico.
The bill requires the President to confer with the governments of Canada and Mexico and renegotiate NAFTA to correct:
- trade deficits,
- currency distortions, and
- the impact of agricultural imports on U.S. agricultural production.
The bill also prescribes requirements for:
- gains in U.S. jobs and living standards,
- increased domestic manufacturing,
- health and environmental standards,
- a non-increase in crime with illegal drugs, and
- democracy and human freedoms in Mexico.
The bill expresses the sense of Congress that, until the conditions set forth in this bill are met, the President should not engage in negotiations to expand NAFTA to include other countries, and trade promotion authority should not be renewed with respect to the approval of any such NAFTA expansion.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: NAFTA Accountability Act
Latest action (Sep 20, 2016): Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 15, 2016
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.