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OH HR135

Resolution

Status

Introduced

6/11/2015

Primary Sponsor

Fred Strahorn

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Origin

House of Representatives

131st General Assembly (2015-2016)

AI Summary

  • Urges Congress and Ohio's Congressional delegation to vote against Fast Track Legislation (also known as Trade Promotion Authority)

  • Fast Track restricts Congress to only "yes" or "no" votes on trade agreements with no ability to amend or significantly debate the terms

  • Trade agreements under Fast Track Rules including NAFTA, CAFTA, and the Korean-US Free Trade Agreement resulted in 60,000 manufacturing facility closures and loss of over 7 million manufacturing jobs in the United States

  • Ohio has lost 100,000 manufacturing jobs to overseas factories, ranking eighth in the nation

  • Directs the House Clerk to transmit authenticated copies of the resolution to the President, Congress, Ohio's Congressional delegation, and Ohio news media

Legislative Description

To urge the Congress of the United States, and in particular the Ohio Congressional delegation, to vote against Fast Track Legislation.

Last Action

Introduced and Referred to Committee: State Government

6/11/2015

Committee Referrals

State Government6/11/2015

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