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United States Technical Assistance for Mexican Labor Capacity Building Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-3002| Senate 
| Updated: 12/9/2019
Maria Cantwell

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Senator

Washington

Cosponsors (1)
Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
United States Technical Assistance for Mexican Labor Capacity Building Act of 2019 This bill requires an increase in the amounts transferred to the Trade Enforcement Trust Fund and the use of such amounts to implement labor obligations in the free trade agreement with Mexico. Specifically, for the implementation and monitoring of labor obligations in the free trade agreement with Mexico, the bill designates certain funds be provided (1) to the Office of Trade and Labor Affairs at the Department of Labor; (2) to the Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking at Labor; and (3) for three permanent Labor Attachés at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico or consulates of the United States in Mexico. For international development, the bill designates certain amounts to be transferred to the U.S. Agency for International Development to monitor trade agreement obligations related to anti-corruption and the promotion of rule of law.
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Timeline
Dec 9, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Dec 9, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • December 9, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 9, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Advisory bodiesCanadaCongressional oversightDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEmployment discrimination and employee rightsForeign aid and international reliefFree trade and trade barriersGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHuman rightsHuman traffickingInternational organizations and cooperationJudicial procedure and administrationLabor-management relationsLabor standardsLatin AmericaLawyers and legal servicesMexicoRule of law and government transparencyTrade agreements and negotiationsYouth employment and child labor

United States Technical Assistance for Mexican Labor Capacity Building Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-3002| Senate 
| Updated: 12/9/2019
United States Technical Assistance for Mexican Labor Capacity Building Act of 2019 This bill requires an increase in the amounts transferred to the Trade Enforcement Trust Fund and the use of such amounts to implement labor obligations in the free trade agreement with Mexico. Specifically, for the implementation and monitoring of labor obligations in the free trade agreement with Mexico, the bill designates certain funds be provided (1) to the Office of Trade and Labor Affairs at the Department of Labor; (2) to the Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking at Labor; and (3) for three permanent Labor Attachés at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico or consulates of the United States in Mexico. For international development, the bill designates certain amounts to be transferred to the U.S. Agency for International Development to monitor trade agreement obligations related to anti-corruption and the promotion of rule of law.
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Timeline
Dec 9, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Dec 9, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • December 9, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 9, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Maria Cantwell

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Senator

Washington

Cosponsors (1)
Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Foreign Trade and International Finance

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advisory bodiesCanadaCongressional oversightDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEmployment discrimination and employee rightsForeign aid and international reliefFree trade and trade barriersGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHuman rightsHuman traffickingInternational organizations and cooperationJudicial procedure and administrationLabor-management relationsLabor standardsLatin AmericaLawyers and legal servicesMexicoRule of law and government transparencyTrade agreements and negotiationsYouth employment and child labor