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To: central_va

Did TPP become law? I know TPA/Fast Track passed but I thought TPP was still out there.


7 posted on 04/06/2016 10:23:52 AM PDT by Kenny (e)
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To: Kenny
Did TPP become law? I know TPA/Fast Track passed but I thought TPP was still out there.

GloBULList Free Traitors™ try to confuse with names and letter for their BS. But I think in this case you have it backwards but it's easy to get lost.

9 posted on 04/06/2016 10:28:48 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Kenny
Did TPP become law? I know TPA/Fast Track passed but I thought TPP was still out there.

TPP apparently has not been "fast tracked". The next president either Cruz or Trump will renegotiate it and the new TPP will be fast tracked and voted on at that point.

10 posted on 04/06/2016 10:31:42 AM PDT by FreeReign
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WIKI

As of 2013, the majority of United States free trade agreements were implemented as congressional-executive agreements.[63] Unlike treaties, such agreements require a majority of the House and Senate to pass. Under trade promotion authority (TPA) , established by the Trade Act of 1974, Congress authorizes the President to negotiate "free trade agreements … if they are approved by both houses in a bill enacted into public law and other statutory conditions are met." In early 2012, the Obama administration indicated that a requirement for the conclusion of TPP negotiations was the renewal of TPA. This required the United States Congress to introduce and vote on an administration-authored bill for implementing the TPP with minimal debate and no amendments, with the entire process taking no more than 90 days.

In December 2013, 151 House Democrats signed a letter written by Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and George Miller (D-CA), which opposed the fast track trade promotion authority for the TPP. Several House Republicans opposed the measure on the grounds that it empowered the executive branch. In January 2014, House Democrats refused to put forward a co-sponsor for the legislation, hampering the bill's prospects for passage.

On 16 April 2015, several U.S. Senators introduced "The Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015", which is commonly known as TPA Fast-track legislation. The bill passed the Senate on 21 May 2015, by a vote of 62 to 38, with 31 Democrats, five Republicans and both Independents opposing. The bill went to the U.S. House of Representatives, which narrowly passed the bill 218-208, and also removed the Trade Adjustment Assistance portions of the Senate bill. The <(NEW) TPA was passed by the Senate on 24 June 2015, without the TAA provisions, requiring only the signature of the President before becoming law. President Obama expressed a desire to sign the TPA and TAA together, and did sign both into law on 29 June, as the TAA was able to make its way through Congress in a separate bill. The ultimate approval of this legislation conferred on the Obama administration "enhanced power to negotiate major trade agreements with Asia and Europe."

Through the (new)TPA, Obama could "submit trade deals to Congress for an expedited vote without amendments." The successful conclusion of these bilateral talks was necessary before the other ten TPP members could complete the trade deal.

The terms of the TPA stipulate that when a deal is formally submitted to Congress, they must act within 90 legislative days. According to Politico, many expect Congress to vote on the bill either during the Summer of 2016 or in the lame-duck session after the 2016 elections.

15 posted on 04/06/2016 10:37:19 AM PDT by 11th Commandment ("THOSE WHO TIRE LOSE")
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To: Kenny
Did TPP become law? I know TPA/Fast Track passed but I thought TPP was still out there.

Don't confuse them with facts. They're getting their hate on.

17 posted on 04/06/2016 10:47:17 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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