Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
Sponsor: TOM DELAY (R-TX)
Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act - Title I: Approval of, and General Provisions Relating to, the Agreement - (Sec. 101) Approves the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States-Free Trade Agreement entered into on August 5, 2005, with the governments of Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua (CAFTA-DR), and the statement of administrative action proposed to implement the Agreement, both submitted to Congress on June 23, 2005. (Sec. 103) Authorizes the President to proclaim actions, and other appropriate officers of the U.S. government to issue regulations, necessary to ensure that any provision of this Act that takes effect on the date the Agreement enters into force is appropriately implemented. Declares that proclaimed actions that are not subject to consultation and layover requirements under this Act shall not take effect before the 15th day after the text of the proclamation is published in the Federal Register.
Foreign Trade and International Finance Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.
Who won, and how much of the country was behind them
| Side | Outcome | Votes | Share of U.S. adults |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | Won | 55 | 58.0% |
| Nay | Lost | 45 | 42.0% |
| Not represented on this question | No position taken | 0 | 0.0% |