H.R. 5430: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-12-13 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Latest: By Senator Grassley from Committee on Finance filed written report. Report No. 116-283. Additional views filed.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-12-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 3 recorded votes in our records. Latest: Senate vote 13 (2020): On the Motion, HR5430 (2020-01-16), Motion Agreed to. See all
Where it stands now: By Senator Grassley from Committee on Finance filed written report. Report No. 116-283. Additional views filed. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

Plain summary

United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act This bill provides statutory authority for the trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada (USMCA), which replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement. Specifically, the bill implements provisions that include labor and environment monitoring and enforcement, de minimis levels for U.S. exports, and cooperation among treaty members to prevent duty evasion. For example, the bill (1) establishes interagency committees for the monitoring and enforcement of relevant labor, environmental, and automobile-related provisions; (2) establishes penalties for false certification of goods under the rules of origin; and (3) authorizes certain agencies to detail employees to the U.S. embassy in Mexico to aid with monitoring and enforcement actions related to environmental provisions. For more detailed information, see Congressional Research Service Report R44981 , The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) .

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Official text

United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5430, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (2019-12-17)

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] reported raising $402,851 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

House roll call 701 (2019): On Passage, HR5430 (2019-12-19): Passed
Senate vote 13 (2020): On the Motion, HR5430 (2020-01-16): Motion Agreed to
Senate vote 14 (2020): On Passage of the Bill, HR5430 (2020-01-16): Bill Passed

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Sources

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr5430.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr5430 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116