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H.R. 2651 (104th)

NAFTA Accountability Act

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Introduced

16 November 1995

Last action

21 November 1995 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Sponsors

Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Chenoweth-Hage, Helen [R-ID-1], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3], Rep. Obey, David R. [D-WI-7], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9], Rep. Funderburk, David [R-NC-2], Rep. Klink, Ron [D-PA-4], Rep. Barcia, James A. [D-MI-5], Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-11], Rep. Barr, Bob [R-GA-7], Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3], Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1], Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6], Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12], Rep. Browder, Glen [D-AL-3], Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4], Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6], Rep. Danner, Pat [D-MO-6], Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4], Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2], Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4], Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18], Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10], Rep. Thurman, Karen L. [D-FL-5], Rep. Everett, Terry [R-AL-2], Rep. Metcalf, Jack [R-WA-2], Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31], Rep. Taylor, Charles H. [R-NC-11]

Subjects

Environment, Agriculture

Source updated

21 August 2025

Environment · Agriculture

Summary

NAFTA Accountability Act - Requires assessment of the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), further negotiation of certain NAFTA provisions, and withdrawal from NAFTA unless specified conditions are met and certified to. Sets forth conditions for continuing U.S. participation in NAFTA, which must be met before the end of 1996. Requires the President to renegotiate the terms of NAFTA to correct trade deficits, currency distortions, and agricultural provisions in specified ways. Requires certifications by certain U.S. officials with respect to NAFTA, relating to: (1) gains in U.S. jobs and living standards (by the Secretary of Labor); (2) increased U.S. domestic manufacturing (by the Secretary of Commerce); (3) health and environmental standards, with respect to food imports and to U.S.-Mexico border areas (by the Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the Food and Drug Administration, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency); (4) flow of illegal drugs from Mexico and Canada (by the Attorney General); and (5) Mexican democracy and human freedoms (by the President). Directs the President to consult regularly with the Congress regarding such negotiations. Directs the U.S. Trade Representative to consult with appropriate congressional committees in developing technical and conforming amendments that may be required to carry out this Act. Expresses the sense of the Congress that until the conditions set by this Act are met: (1) the President should not engage in negotiations to expand NAFTA to include other countries; and (2) fast-track authority should not be renewed with respect to the approval of any such NAFTA expansion.

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Timeline

  1. 16 November 1995

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 16 November 1995

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 16 November 1995

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 21 November 1995

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

    Source: Committee

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