Obama Delegates TPA Authorities to Cabinet
President Barack Obama issued an executive order in recent days to formally delegate authorities in the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015, known commonly as Trade Promotion Authority, to different departments in the administration (here). Obama signed…
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TPA into law on June 29 after months of intense negotiations and wrangling on Capitol Hill (see 1506290045). The executive action gives authority to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to conduct environmental reviews and the Department of Labor to conduct employment and labor rights reviews, among other delegations.