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H.R. 4163 113th Congress House

Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2014

Official title: To extend the trade adjustment assistance program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 6, 2014 Introduced by: Adam Smith Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Administrative remediesAgricultural tradeDepartment of CommerceDepartment of Labor
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Employment and training programsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessIncome tax creditsTrade adjustment assistanceUnemployment
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 Latest action March 6, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2014 - Amends the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 to repeal the declaration that trade adjustment assistance (TAA) program requirements in effect as of February 13, 2011, under the Trade Act of 1974 shall apply to petitions for certification to apply for TAA for workers, firms, and farmers that are filed before January 1, 2014.

Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend through December 31, 2020: (1) the TAA program, and (2) the reemployment trade adjustment assistance (RTAA) program.

Makes funds available through FY2020, and for the period beginning October 1-December 31, 2020 (first quarter of FY2021), for training of adversely affected workers, employment and case management services, and job search expenses and relocation expenses.

Reauthorizes appropriations: (1) through December 31, 2020, for the TAA program for workers; and (2) through FY2020, and for the first quarter of FY2021, for the TAA program for firms, communities, and farmers.

Prescribes TAA eligibility requirements for adversely affected workers in public agencies.

Revises trade readjustment allowance (TRA) program requirements.

Limits to 130 weeks the length of TRA payments for an adversely affected worker who requires a program of remedial education or of prerequisite education in order to complete approved training.

Increases from 65 to 78 additional weeks of TRA payments in a 78-week period the length of additional time permissible to complete training.

Repeals the authority of a state to use funds for employment and case management services and relocation allowances to allow an adversely affected worker who is certified to file an application for a job search allowance and relocation allowance. (Continues to authorize adversely affected workers to apply for the job search allowance as well as the relocation allowance.)

Revises the reemployment trade adjustment assistance (RTAA) program.

Increases from: (1) $50,000 to $55,000 the maximum amount an RTAA-eligible worker may earn in wages from reemployment, and (2) $10,000 to $12,000 the maximum payment of RTAA (or wage subsidy) to an eligible older worker.

Specifies criteria the Secretary must use to determine the eligibility of workers to apply for TAA if no determination has been made, upon enactment of this Act, as to whether to certify a group of workers or firms as eligible pursuant to a petition filed between January 1, 2014, and enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary to reconsider any determination made before enactment of this Act not to certify such workers or firms, and to certify them as eligible if they meet the specified requirements.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through calendar 2021, and increase from 72.5% to 80%, the tax credit for the health insurance coverage costs of Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) pension and TAA recipients and their dependents.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 45
Kildee, Daniel
· Nov 20, 2014
Perlmutter, Ed
· Nov 20, 2014
D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Mar 14, 2014
HOLT, RUSH
· Mar 12, 2014
D
Bera, Ami
California · Mar 6, 2014
Blumenauer, Earl
· Mar 6, 2014
Carney, John
· Mar 6, 2014
D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Mar 6, 2014
COOPER, JAMES
· Mar 6, 2014
D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 6, 2014
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Mar 6, 2014
Delaney, John
· Mar 6, 2014
D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Mar 6, 2014
Esty, Elizabeth
· Mar 6, 2014
Gallego, Pete
· Mar 6, 2014
Garcia, Joe
· Mar 6, 2014
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Mar 6, 2014
Heck, Denny
· Mar 6, 2014
D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Mar 6, 2014
Kilmer, Derek
· Mar 6, 2014
KIND, RON
· Mar 6, 2014
Kuster, Ann
· Mar 6, 2014
D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Mar 6, 2014
D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 6, 2014
LEVIN, SANDER
· Mar 6, 2014
LEWIS, JOHN
· Mar 6, 2014
Maffei, Daniel
· Mar 6, 2014
Maloney, Sean
· Mar 6, 2014
MCCARTHY, CAROLYN
· Mar 6, 2014
MCDERMOTT, JIM
· Mar 6, 2014
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 6, 2014
MORAN, JAMES
· Mar 6, 2014
Murphy, Patrick
· Mar 6, 2014
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 6, 2014
Owens, William
· Mar 6, 2014
Pascrell, Bill
· Mar 6, 2014
Polis, Jared
· Mar 6, 2014
D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Mar 6, 2014
RANGEL, CHARLES
· Mar 6, 2014
Richmond, Cedric
· Mar 6, 2014
D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Mar 6, 2014
Schrader, Kurt
· Mar 6, 2014
D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Mar 6, 2014
Sinema, Kyrsten
· Mar 6, 2014
D
Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 6, 2014
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