Withdraws Congress's approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Directs the President to provide written notice of the withdrawal to the governments of Canada and Mexico.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 156 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 156
To provide for the withdrawal of the United States from the North
American Free Trade Agreement.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 4, 2013
Mr. McIntyre introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
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A BILL
To provide for the withdrawal of the United States from the North
American Free Trade Agreement.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED STATES FROM THE NAFTA.
(a) Withdrawal of Approval.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the approval of the NAFTA by the Congress provided for in section
101(a) of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
shall cease to be effective beginning on the date that is six months
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Notification of Withdrawal.--On the date of the enactment of
this Act, the President shall provide to the Governments of Canada and
Mexico written notice of withdrawal of the United States from the NAFTA
in accordance with Article 2205 of the NAFTA.
(c) NAFTA Defined.--In this section, the term ``NAFTA'' means the
North American Free Trade Agreement entered into between the United
States, Canada, and Mexico on December 17, 1992.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
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