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NJ SCR88
Concurrent Resolution
Status
2/15/2024
Primary Sponsor
Shirley Turner
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AI Summary
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New Jersey Legislature urges Congress and the President to enact legislation penalizing U.S. companies that outsource jobs to foreign markets
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Proposed penalties would prohibit outsourcing companies from receiving federal contracts, tax breaks, grants, or loans
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Calls for establishment of an "outsourcing tax" on companies that eliminate American jobs to hire overseas workers at lower wages
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Cites U.S. Department of Commerce data showing multinational enterprises employed 13.8 million people in foreign affiliates in 2014, an increase of 3 million since 2009
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Resolution highlights that 6.3 million Americans are unemployed nationally, including over 225,000 in New Jersey, with manufacturing, computer technology, and call center workers particularly impacted
Legislative Description
Urges Congress and President to enact legislation that penalizes companies that outsource labor to foreign markets.
Labor
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee
2/15/2024