Fair International Standards in Trade (FIST) Act

Summary

Fair International Standards in Trade (FIST) Act - Authorizes the President to enter into a trade agreement only if it requires each country party to the agreement to: (1) adopt laws that afford internationally recognized worker rights to workers and that promote internationally recognized environmental standards in that country; and (2) treat as an actionable unfair trade practice the denial of such rights and standards as a means for such country to gain a competitive trade advantage.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 5 December 1995

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 5 December 1995

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 5 December 1995

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