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HR 5436 114th Congress House

Protecting America's Health Measures Act

Official title: To amend the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 to require any trade agreement to which the United States is a party to s… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 to require any trade agreement to which the United States is a party to stipulate the ability of the United States to deny the benefits of any dispute settlement claim that challenges any measure relating to human health that is adopted, maintained, or enforced by the United States in its territory, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 12, 2016 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationGeneral health and health care finance mattersTrade agreements and negotiationsU.S. and foreign investments
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 16, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jun 9, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 9, 2016
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E872)
Jun 9, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 16, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting America's Health Measures Act

This bill amends the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 to revise the principal U.S. negotiating objectives regarding foreign investment to require any trade agreement between the United States and a foreign country to include a stipulation that, if the United States elects to deny the benefits of any dispute settlement claim relating to a U.S. law or other measure considered appropriate to ensure that investment activity in its territory is undertaken in a manner sensitive to U.S. human health objectives, then that claim shall be dismissible in any arbitration proceeding.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jul 14, 2016
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 14, 2016
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 12, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5436: Protecting America's Health Measures Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5436/
MLA
"H.R. 5436: Protecting America's Health Measures Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5436/.
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H.R. 5436, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5436/.
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[H.R. 5436: Protecting America's Health Measures Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5436/)
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