Time-sensitive episode! Congress is rushing to pass a bill that would grant the President Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), which hands Congress' power to negotiate international treaties to the Executive Branch. In this episode, we look at the details of the Trade Promotion Authority bill. Is giving the Executive Branch this power a good idea? Please Contact Your Representative in the House Please Contact Your Two Senators Please support Congressional Dish: to contribute with PayPal or Bitcoin; click the PayPal "Make it Monthly" checkbox to create a monthly subscription to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Mail Contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North #4576 Crestview, FL 32536 Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) or Fast Track The following links are to the text of H.R. 1890, as introduced in the the House Ways and Means Committee. The Senate, as of April 26, has not sent the text of their version to the Government Publishing Office to be released to the public. [caption id="attachment_1743" align="aligncenter" width="968"] Despite having been introduced on April 16 and passed out of the Senate Finance Committee on April 22, the text of Trade Promotion Authority had still not been submitted for public publishing on April 26[/caption] that keep multinational corporations out of foreign countries Allow multinational corporations Get other countries that companies have to pay to sell their products in other countries (tariffs) that prevent businesses from operating in other countries Agriculture unless an approved international scientific organization says the concerns are legit. for their own industries for food that "affect" biotechnology (for example, genetically modified foods) and making labeling requirements Prohibits restrictions Foreign Investment into and out of the country for opening and operating a business in a foreign country Create laws that for law that reclaim their land from corporations for the Investor State Dispute System Ensure that Investor State Dispute System rulings , that hearings are open to the public, and that businesses, unions, and NGO's have a way to make their opinions heard in Investor State Dispute System cases, even if those businesses, unions and NGOs are not a part of the case. Intellectual Property Make sure that companies have the legal and technological means Regulatory Practices Have countries Government-Owned Industries Localization Labor and Environment Require countries to Ensure that Anti-Corruption anti-corruption and anti-bribery initiatives Section 3: Trade Promotion Authority for the President before That can (and likely will) be extended until July 1, 2021. The President has to in writing and submit reports to Congress and . Procedures for the President to Enter International Agreements The President must notify Congress of his intention to begin negotiations they start , the President must publish a summary of the negotiation objectives on a publicly available website. Before entering into an agreement, and inform them of the At least , the President must submit a report to Congress of the proposals that "may be" in the final agreement. At least entering the agreement, the President must provide the International Trade Commission - which is not a part of Congress - with details of the agreement as it exists at that time and request an assessment of the agreement. At least entering the agreement, the President must publish his intention to enter the agreement in the Federal Register. entering into the agreement, the President must publish the text of the agreement on a publicly available Internet website of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. entering the agreement, the President must give Congress the final text and a plan for implementing and enforcing it. Any agreement with a foreign government is introduced will have no force or effect. Congressional Involvement in Negotiations The U.S. Trade Representative who requests a meeting The U.S. Trade Representative The United States Trade Representative must with various committees at various stages of negotiations. The U.S. Trade Representative - not Congress - will and the USTR can . The U.S. Trade Representative . It's unclear if they will be able to participate in the actual negotiations. If the Senate Finance Committee meets to pass the implementing bill, , a "disapproval resolution" will be passed and sent to the Senate floor. of the House or Senate can introduce a "disapproval resolution" , the resolution goes to the Committee on Ways and Means AND the Committee on Rules If the Committee on Ways and Means does not pass the resolution in 6 legislative days, . In the Senate, the resolution goes to the Committee on Finance. Information for the Public The U.S. Trade Representative to information regarding agreements, which he can revise at any time. Creates a new position in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative - the Chief Transparency Officer - who will "consult" with Congress on transparency policy, "assist' the public, and "advise" the U.S. Trade Representative Sovereignty Hearings Discussed in This Episode , Senate Finance Committee, April 16, 2015. [caption id="attachment_1745" align="aligncenter" width="314"] People available for questions during the April 16 surprise hearing in the Senate Finance Committee about Trade Promotion Authority[/caption] , Senate Finance Committee, April 21, 2015. [caption id="attachment_1746" align="aligncenter" width="303"] People available for questions during the April 22 Senate Finance Committee hearing on Trade Promotion Authority [/caption] (the Trade Promotion Authority bill), Senate Finance Committee, April 22, 2015. (the Trade Promotion Authority bill), House Ways and Means Committee, April 22, 2015. Additional Information , Center for Responsive Politics , Center for Responsive Politics , ucbiotech.org - University of California, February 2012. on Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: by (found on by mevio)