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HR 3271 104th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Administrative procedure Department of Labor Government Operations and Politics Labor and Employment Law Limitation of actions Trade adjustment assistance

To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend the period of time within which workers may file a petition for trade adjustment assistance.

Introduced: April 18, 1996 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 23, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Apr 18, 1996
Introduced in House
Apr 18, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend from one year to two years the period of time within which adversely affected workers may file a petition for trade adjustment assistance.

What's happening now April 23, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 18, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3271: To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend the period of time within which workers may file a petition for trade adjustment assistance.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3271/
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"H.R. 3271: To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend the period of time within which workers may file a petition for trade adjustment assistance.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3271/.
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H.R. 3271, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3271/.
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