Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2025

This bill reauthorizes the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program, which provides aid to workers, firms, and farmers affected by import competition, by extending its expiration date and updating funding periods. It also sets rules for handling petitions filed during the program's lapse.

Sec. 2, Application of provisions: The bill makes the TAA program rules (chapters 2-6 of the Trade Act of 1974) effective upon enactment, applying to new petitions filed on or after that date, using the version of those rules that was in effect on June 30, 2021, as amended by this bill.

Sec. 3, Renewal of program: The bill extends the TAA program's termination date from June 30, 2021, to December 31, 2031. It also updates the funding authorization for worker training from fiscal years 2015-2021 to 2026-2032, and similarly extends the reemployment TAA program and appropriations for workers, firms, and farmers to the new 2031 date or 2026-2032 period.

Sec. 4, Applicability of provisions: For worker petitions filed between July 1, 2021, and enactment, the Labor Secretary must decide or reconsider denials using the current law. Workers certified under these petitions can receive benefits under the current law starting 90 days after enactment, with prior benefits counted toward maximums. Petitions filed before July 1, 2021, continue under the old rules. For petitions filed within 90 days of enactment, the one-year lookback for worker separations is replaced with a 'before July 1, 2021' date. For firms, the Commerce Secretary must decide or reconsider petitions filed between July 1, 2021, and enactment using current law. Firms that would have qualified during that period can file a new petition within 90 days of enactment to be certified.