United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement Implementation Act

Jan. 16, 2020 | H.R. 5430

The revised United StatesMexicoCanada Agreement (USMCA) includes a first-of-its-kind facility-specific enforcement mechanism with rapid timelines and meaningful penalties. The rapid response mechanism will allow complaints to be brought against facilities for violating the rights of freedom of association and collective bargaining, including on-site verifications that must be resolved in a timely manner where violations are found. The USMCA also improved 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 limited 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. It also eliminated the giveaway to Big Pharma in the administration’s initial proposal. This bill passed the Senate on Jan. 16, 2020, and was signed into law on Jan. 29, 2020.

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Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 89
NAYs: 10

Legislator Sort descending State Party Vote
Sen. Martin Heinrich
NM
Democrat Yes
Sen. Mazie K. Hirono
HI
Democrat Yes
Sen. John Hoeven
ND
Republican Yes
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS
Republican Yes
Sen. James M. Inhofe
OK
Republican Not Voting
Sen. Ron Johnson
WI
Republican Yes
Sen. Doug Jones
AL
Democrat Yes
Sen. Tim Kaine
VA
Democrat Yes
Sen. John Kennedy
LA
Republican Yes
Sen. Angus King
ME
ID ID Yes
Sen. Amy Klobuchar
MN
Democrat Yes
Sen. James Lankford
OK
Republican Yes
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy
VT
Democrat Yes
Sen. Mike Lee
UT
Republican Yes
Sen. Kelly Loeffler
GA
Republican Yes
Sen. Joe Manchin III
WV
Democrat Yes
Sen. Edward J. Markey
MA
Democrat No
Sen. Mitch McConnell
KY
Republican Yes
Sen. Martha McSally
AZ
Republican Yes
Sen. Robert Menendez
NJ
Democrat Yes