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HR 1038 118th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Trade adjustment assistance U.S. territories and protectorates

To amend chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 to include Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the…

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To amend chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 to include Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the definition of State for the purposes of the trade adjustment assistance for workers program.

Introduced: February 14, 2023 Introduced by: Plaskett, Stacey E. Democratic · Virgin Islands See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Feb 14, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 14, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill extends eligibility for the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers (TAA) program to workers in American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The TAA program provides federal assistance to workers who involuntarily lose their jobs due to foreign competition.

What's happening now December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1038: To amend chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 to include Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the definition of State for the purposes of the trade adjustment assistance for workers program.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1038/
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"H.R. 1038: To amend chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 to include Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the definition of State for the purposes of the trade adjustment assistance for workers program.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1038/.
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H.R. 1038, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1038/.
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[H.R. 1038: To amend chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 to include Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the definition of State for the purposes of the trade adjustment assistance for workers program.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1038/)
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