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HR 1281 109th Congress House

To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend trade adjustment assistance to certain service workers.

Introduced: November 2, 2005 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance CommerceDislocated workersHigh technologyInformation technology
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Labor and EmploymentLocation of industriesScience, Technology, CommunicationsService industriesTrade adjustment assistance
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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Mar 14, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 14, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 17, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend trade adjustment assistance (TAA) to workers in an entity engaged in the business of providing information technology or other high technology services (service sector firm or its subdivision).

Revises group eligibility requirements for TAA to include: (1) a shift, by such workers' firm or subdivision to a foreign country, in provision of services, like or directly competitive with services which are provided by such firm or subdivision; and (2) the situation where such workers' firm or subdivision obtains or is likely to obtain such services from a foreign country.

Extends TAA to adversely affected secondary workers in such a service sector firm or its subdivision.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Nov 2, 2005
Bean, Melissa
· Sep 29, 2005
SPRATT, JOHN
· Apr 6, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1281: To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend trade adjustment assistance to certain service workers.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1281/
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"H.R. 1281: To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend trade adjustment assistance to certain service workers.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1281/.
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