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National Key Votes
S Amdt 633 - Extends Trade Adjustment Assistance - Key Vote
John Boozman voted Yea (Amendment Vote) on this legislation.
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Stages
Family
- HR 2832 -
- S Amdt 633 - Extends Trade Adjustment Assistance
- S Amdt 645 - Repeals the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program for Firms
- S Amdt 642 - Modifies Eligibility Requirements for Trade Adjustment Assistance
- S Amdt 641 - Requires Extension of Trade Adjustment Assistance to be Contingent Upon Ratification of Free Trade Agreements with Columbia, Korea and Panama
- S Amdt 625 - Reducing and Extending Trade Adjustment Assistance
- S Amdt 634 - Sale of F-16 Aircraft to Taiwan
Issues
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Amendment - Amendment Adopted (Senate) - Sept. 22, 2011 (Key vote)
Title: Extends Trade Adjustment Assistance
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt an amendment to HR 2832 that extends the termination date of the trade adjustment assistance program from February 12, 2011, to December 31, 2013.
Highlight: -Reduces the period in which a worker may receive extended allowances for trade adjustment assistance training from 78 additional weeks in the 91-week period following the last week of allowance eligibility or the first week of assistance training to 65 additional weeks in the 78-week period following the last week of allowance eligibility or the first week of assistance training (Sec. 213). -Authorizes trade readjustment allowances for trade adjustment assistance training to be made for an additional 13 weeks to the worker to assist him or her in completing a degree or credential if the following criteria are met (Sec. 213):
- -Payment of the allowance for no more than 13 weeks is necessary for the worker to complete the training;
-The worker participates in the training each week he or she receives the allowance; and
-The worker has met performance benchmarks and will complete the training during the period of eligibility.
Amendment - Introduced (Senate) - Sept. 20, 2011
Title: Extends Trade Adjustment Assistance
