United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

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United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

This bill provides statutory authority for the trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada (USMCA), which replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement. Specifically, the bill implements provisions that include labor and environment monitoring and enforcement, de minimis levels for U.S. exports, and cooperation among treaty members to prevent duty evasion.

For example, the bill (1) establishes interagency committees for the monitoring and enforcement of relevant labor, environmental, and automobile-related provisions; (2) establishes penalties for false certification of goods under the rules of origin; and (3) authorizes certain agencies to detail employees to the U.S. embassy in Mexico to aid with monitoring and enforcement actions related to environmental provisions.

For more detailed information, see Congressional Research Service Report R44981, The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Congress
116

Number
HR - 5430

Introduced on
2019-12-13

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

This bill provides statutory authority for the trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada (USMCA), which replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement. Specifically, the bill implements provisions that include labor and environment monitoring and enforcement, de minimis levels for U.S. exports, and cooperation among treaty members to prevent duty evasion.

For example, the bill (1) establishes interagency committees for the monitoring and enforcement of relevant labor, environmental, and automobile-related provisions; (2) establishes penalties for false certification of goods under the rules of origin; and (3) authorizes certain agencies to detail employees to the U.S. embassy in Mexico to aid with monitoring and enforcement actions related to environmental provisions.

For more detailed information, see Congressional Research Service Report R44981, The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo implement the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada attached as an Annex to the Protocol Replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Policy Areas
Foreign Trade and International Finance

Potential Impact
Appropriations•
Canada•
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits•
Congressional oversight•
Department of Agriculture•
Department of Commerce•
Department of Labor•
Department of the Interior•
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad•
Employment discrimination and employee rights•
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)•
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research•
Environmental regulatory procedures•
Executive agency funding and structure•
Free trade and trade barriers•
Government studies and investigations•
Government trust funds•
International organizations and cooperation•
Judicial review and appeals•
Labor standards•
Labor-management relations•
Lakes and rivers•
Latin America•
Mexico•
Motor carriers•
Multilateral development programs•
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative•
Tariffs•
Trade agreements and negotiations•
Water quality•
Watersheds

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Latest Summary12/3/2020

United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

This bill provides statutory authority for the trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada (USMCA), which replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement. S...


Latest Action10/21/2020
By Senator Grassley from Committee on Finance filed written report. Report No. 116-283. Additional views filed.