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. Jeff Merkley
OR
Democrat Yes
Sen. Jerry Moran
KS
Republican Yes
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
AK
Republican Yes
Sen. Christopher S. Murphy
CT
Democrat Yes
Sen. Patty Murray Democrat Yes
Sen. Rand Paul
KY
Republican Yes
Sen. David Perdue
GA
Republican Yes
Sen. Gary Peters
MI
Democrat Yes
Sen. Rob Portman
OH
Republican Yes
Sen. Jack Reed
RI
Democrat No
Sen. Jim Risch
ID
Republican Yes
Sen. Pat Roberts
KS
Republican Yes
Sen. Mitt Romney
UT
Republican Yes
Sen. Jacky Rosen
NV
Democrat Yes
Sen. Mike Rounds
SD
Republican Yes
Sen. Marco Rubio
FL
Republican Yes
Sen. Bernard Sanders
VT
ID ID No
Sen. Ben Sasse
NE
Republican Yes
Sen. Brian Schatz
HI
Democrat No
Sen. Charles E. Schumer
NY
Democrat No