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H.R. 3540 105th Congress House

To assess the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement on domestic job loss and the environment, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 24, 1998 See on congress.gov
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Mar 30, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Mar 24, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 24, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 30, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Commerce to determine, and report to the Congress, the levels of exports of U.S. manufactured goods to North American Free Trade (NAFTA) parties and imports into the United States of manufactured goods from NAFTA parties, and the number of jobs that have resulted from increased exports of such goods to NAFTA parties and the loss of jobs that have resulted from increased imports into the United States of such goods from NAFTA parties since January 1, 1994.

Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to investigate, and report to the Congress on, whether pollution and health hazards in the United States have worsened since January 1, 1994, to the extent that may be attributable to NAFTA, and specifically in and around the U.S.-Mexico and the U.S.-Canada borders.

Directs the President to certify annually to the Congress whether or not each NAFTA country is meeting certain commitments made with respect to: (1) environmental protection in the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation; and (2) worker's rights in the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3540: To assess the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement on domestic job loss and the environment, and for other purposes.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3540/
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