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HR 5600 116th Congress House

Offshoring Notification Act

Official title: To amend the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to provide a notice requirement regarding offshoring.

Introduced: January 14, 2020 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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.
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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 Latest action January 14, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Offshoring Notification Act

This bill revises worker adjustment and retraining notification requirements to require employers to disclose whether they plan to continue to produce the goods and services that their employees were producing or providing prior to a plant closing or mass layoff. It also requires such employers to state whether production will be performed for them by employees or contractors outside the United States.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5600: Offshoring Notification Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5600/
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"H.R. 5600: Offshoring Notification Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5600/.
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H.R. 5600, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5600/.
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[H.R. 5600: Offshoring Notification Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5600/)
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