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GA HR1718
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/14/2016
Primary Sponsor
Dewey McClain
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AI Summary
- Georgia General Assembly calls on the state's U.S. congressional delegation to oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and any future trade deals that fail to restructure past trade policies deemed harmful to workers and communities
- Cites job displacement from NAFTA (700,000 jobs), China's WTO accession (3.2 million jobs), and the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (75,000 jobs), alongside Georgia's 6.3% unemployment rate and one-in-five poverty rate
- Demands future trade agreements protect state and local authority under federalism, including ensuring no compliance with commitments restricting local/state procurement preferences without prior legislative consent
- Requires any supported trade deals to include enforceable rules against currency manipulation, exclude investor-to-state dispute settlement (ISDS) provisions, prevent undercutting of U.S. producers through weaker foreign labor and environmental standards, and include strong rules of origin
- Authorizes the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and the press
Legislative Description
Georgia's congressional delegation; oppose extension of disastrous trade policies; request
Last Action
House Second Readers
3/16/2016
Full Bill Text
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