Fast Track Authority

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:FTA
gptkbp:allows Congress to approve or disapprove trade agreements, but not amend them
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Trade_Promotion_Authority
gptkbp:appliesTo international trade agreements
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:Trade_Act_of_2002
multiple times
Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015
gptkbp:criticizedFor reducing Congressional oversight
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1974
gptkbp:enables expedited consideration of trade agreements by Congress
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fast Track Authority
gptkbp:limitation Congressional amendment power on trade agreements
gptkbp:opposedBy some labor and environmental groups
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:United_States_trade_policy
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:President_Gerald_Ford
gptkbp:subjectOf debate over Congressional power in trade policy
gptkbp:supportedBy Presidents seeking to negotiate trade agreements
gptkbp:usedFor negotiating trade agreements such as NAFTA
gptkbp:validOn July 1, 2021
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Public_Law_93-618
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7