Ways & Means Lists TPA, GSP, AGOA As Legislative Priorities, Omits TAA
The House Ways & Means Committee last week made clear that it does not intend to consider legislation to extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program in the coming year, and will instead focus on passing bills to renew Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), extend the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) and the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), and reauthorize the trade functions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. It did so in its annual "views and estimates" letter to...