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H.R. 7545 96th Congress House

A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 in order to extend eligibility for adjustment assistance to workers providing essential parts and essential services with respect to articles adversely affected…

Official title: A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 in order to extend eligibility for adjustment assistance to workers providing essential parts and essential services with… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 in order to extend eligibility for adjustment assistance to workers providing essential parts and essential services with respect to articles adversely affected by import competition and to workers providing raw materials for such essential parts.

Introduced: June 11, 1980 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign Trade and InvestmentsImportsLabor and EmploymentTrade adjustment assistanceUnemployment
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It never became law before the 96th Congress (1979–1980) 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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Jun 11, 1980
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 11, 1980
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 Latest action June 11, 1980

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to revise the eligibility requirements for adjustment assistance for workers to make workers eligible for such assistance if: (1) their firms' sales or production threaten to decrease absolutely; or (2) their firms provide essential parts or services to articles adversely affected by increased imports.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7545: A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 in order to extend eligibility for adjustment assistance to workers providing essential parts and essential services with respect to articles adversely affected by import competition and to workers providing raw materials for such essential parts.. 96th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-7545/
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"H.R. 7545: A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 in order to extend eligibility for adjustment assistance to workers providing essential parts and essential services with respect to articles adversely affected by import competition and to workers providing raw materials for such essential parts.." 96th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-7545/.
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H.R. 7545, 96th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-7545/.
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[H.R. 7545: A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 in order to extend eligibility for adjustment assistance to workers providing essential parts and essential services with respect to articles adversely affected by import competition and to workers providing raw materials for such essential parts.](https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-7545/)
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