NAFTA Accountability Act

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

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 16 November 1995

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S17183-17185)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 16 November 1995

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 27 November 1995

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S17513-17516)

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 30 November 1995

   Floor

   Star Print ordered on the bill.

   Source: Floor

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 16 November 1995 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 November 1995

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 November 1995

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 16 November 1995

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Sponsors

• Rep. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [D-CO-3] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

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