HR 2714
104th Congress
House
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Employee rights
Environmental Protection
Human rights
International Affairs
International competitiveness
International environmental law
Labor and Employment
Restrictive trade practices
Standards
Trade agreements
Fair International Standards in Trade (FIST) Act
Introduced: December 5, 1995
Introduced by:
Sanders, Bernard
Independent
· Vermont
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 18, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Dec 5, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 5, 1995
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Fair International Standards in Trade (FIST) Act - Authorizes the President to enter into a trade agreement only if it requires each country party to the agreement to: (1) adopt laws that afford internationally recognized worker rights to workers and that promote internationally recognized environmental standards in that country; and (2) treat as an actionable unfair trade practice the denial of such rights and standards as a means for such country to gain a competitive trade advantage.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Committees of jurisdiction
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