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See also: Fast track (trade)
Most international agreements in the United States are approved using Trade Promotion Authority (also called fast track) authorization, in which the US congress is required to hold a yes/no vote on any agreements without modification. The US passed a law agreeing to this fast-track procedure in 2015.
The terms of the TPA stipulate that when a deal is formally submitted to Congress, they must act within 90 legislative days. According to Politico, many expect Congress to vote on the bill either during the Summer of 2016 or in the lame-duck session after the 2016 elections.[47] However, in August 2016, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) stated that the vote will not occur that year but added, "It will still be around. It can be massaged, changed, worked on during the next administration."[48]
United States' ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal does not seem likely following the United States' Presidential Election of 2016. President-Elect Donald Trump has vowed to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership once in office.[49] According to the President-Elect, Trans-Pacific Partnership would cost American workers their jobs by "[undermining] our economy...[and undermining] our independence".[50] Since the 2016 Election also led to a Republican majority in Congress, it has been reported that "Republicans have little incentive to bring the TPP to a vote, since Mr. Trump could easily threaten to unravel the deal when he takes office and block its implementation, as well as punish lawmakers who vote for it".[51] Congress. Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky and the majority leader, said flat-out 'no'" when asked if the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal "would be considered in the [current] lame-duck Congress".[52]
