# 115-hr-3721: Labor, Human, and Civil Rights Trade Policy Act

115-hr-3721, Labor, Human, and Civil Rights Trade Policy Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by JOHN LEWIS (D-GA); status Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3721
- Congress: 115
- Title: Labor, Human, and Civil Rights Trade Policy Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2017-09-08
- Sponsor: JOHN LEWIS (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Labor, Human, and Civil Rights Trade Policy Act This bill amends the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 to require trade agreement implementing bills to: (1) achieve the negotiating objectives of adherence by parties to internationally recognized core labor standards; and (2) ensure that parties demonstrate respect for internationally recognized human rights, as indicated through assessments over a period of at least 10 years. For purposes of the meaning of core labor standards, the bill expands the definition of employment discrimination.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2017-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY), 2017-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2017-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2017-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2018-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2018-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2018-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-5108: No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act
- 115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018
- 115-hr-5011: Election Security Act
- 115-hr-4444: Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act
- 115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017
- 115-hr-4007: To revise the quorum requirement for the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

## Sources
- [115-hr-3721 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3721)

## Related
- [115-hr-5108: No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5108)
- [115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5087)
- [115-hr-5011: Election Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5011)
- [115-hr-4444: Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4444)
- [115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4240)
- [115-hr-4007: To revise the quorum requirement for the Board of Directors of the Export-Impor…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4007)
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