Trade Cases
July 11, 2019
USMCA Submission to Congress Likely After Sept. 1
Written by Sandy Williams
The final draft of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is not likely to be submitted to Congress until after Sept. 1, setting up possible ratification by the end of the year. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer is waiting until House Speaker Nancy Pelosi assures him there are enough votes to pass the agreement in the House. Once the agreement is submitted, Congress has 90 working days to hold a vote.
“Lighthizer has said that we will submit formal legislation when [Pelosi] gives a green light on the vote,” said National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow on Tuesday. “So, the two of them are working rather well together, and I think the outcome’s going to be extremely positive.”
