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. Tim Scott
SC
Republican Yes
Sen. Rick Scott
FL
Republican Yes
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
NH
Democrat Yes
Sen. Richard C. Shelby
AL
Republican Yes
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema
AZ
ID ID Yes
Sen. Tina Smith
MN
Democrat Yes
Sen. Debbie Stabenow
MI
Democrat Yes
Sen. Dan Sullivan
AK
Republican Yes
Sen. Jon Tester
MT
Democrat Yes
Sen. John Thune
SD
Republican Yes
Sen. Thom Tillis
NC
Republican Yes
Sen. Patrick J. Toomey
PA
Republican No
Sen. Tom Udall
NM
Democrat Yes
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
MD
Democrat Yes
Sen. Mark Warner
VA
Democrat Yes
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
MA
Democrat Yes
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
RI
Democrat No
Sen. Roger Wicker
MS
Republican Yes
Sen. Ron Wyden
OR
Democrat Yes
Sen. Todd Young
IN
Republican Yes