United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

Dec. 19, 2019 | H.R. 5430

The revised USMCA remedied numerous shortcomings contained in the original text. The end result is a vast improvement over both the original NAFTA and the agreement negotiated by President Trump last year. The agreement includes a first-of-its-kind facility-specific enforcement mechanism with rapid timelines and meaningful penalties against facilities for violating the rights of freedom of association and collective bargaining. The new USMCA also improves enforcement by eliminating the provision that would allow any party to block the formation of a dispute resolution panel when state-to-state conflicts arise; it severely limits Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS); it removes unreasonable barriers to trade complaints by making clear there is a presumption that labor violations are trade-related; it removes troubling language on violence against workers; and it bans trade in goods made with forced labor. Importantly, the revised USMCA also eliminates the giveaway to Big Pharma in the administration's initial proposal. The updated USMCA means trade in America will now be fairer because of our hard work and perseverance. The bill passed the House on Dec. 17, 2019, and was signed into law on Jan. 29, 2020.

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Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 385
NAYs: 41

Legislator Sort descending State District Party Vote
Rep. Jim Costa
CA
21 Democrat Yes
Rep. Joe Courtney
CT
2 Democrat Yes
Rep. TJ Cox
CA
21 Democrat Yes
Rep. Angie Craig
MN
2 Democrat Yes
Rep. Rick Crawford
AR
1 Republican Yes
Rep. Dan Crenshaw
TX
2 Republican Yes
Rep. Charlie Crist
FL
13 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jason Crow
CO
6 Democrat Yes
Rep. Henry Cuellar
TX
28 Democrat Yes
Rep. Joe Cunningham
SC
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. John Curtis
UT
3 Republican Yes
Rep. Sharice Davids
KS
3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Warren Davidson
OH
8 Republican Yes
Rep. Rodney Davis
IL
13 Republican Yes
Rep. Danny K. Davis
IL
7 Democrat Yes
Rep. Susan A. Davis
CA
53 Democrat Yes
Rep. Madeleine Dean
PA
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Peter A. DeFazio
OR
4 Democrat No
Rep. Diana DeGette
CO
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Rosa DeLauro
CT
3 Democrat Yes