Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Workers: Current Issues and Legislation (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Revised Jan. 29, 2009 |
| Report Number |
RL34383 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
John J. Topoleski, Analyst in Income Security |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
This CRS [Congressional Research Service] Report addresses assistance programs and tax credits provided to eligible workers in the United States. "Trade Adjustment Assistance consists of several programs: Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers (TAA), Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA), Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers, and a Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC). This report addresses the TAA and ATAA programs, as well as the HCTC. TAA and ATAA provide income support and other assistance to qualifying workers who lose their jobs directly due to increased imports or shifts in production out of the United States. The HCTC provides a refundable tax credit to offset 65% of the health insurance premiums of TAA- and ATAA-eligible workers. This report provides background on TAA and ATAA, summarizes key issues related to reauthorization, and briefly describes bills in the 110th Congress that affect the TAA and ATAA programs. These bills are H.R. 3920, H.R. 2764, H.R. 4341, H.R. 3375, H.R. 3943, H.R. 3801, H.R. 910, S. 1848, S. 122, H.R. 1729, S. 1652, S. 1739, H.R. 3589, and H.R. 3843. This report will be updated as legislative activity warrants."
