House Study Bill 199 - Introduced HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE RESOLUTION BY CHAIRPERSON PAUSTIAN) A Concurrent Resolution recognizing the importance of 1 multilateral trade agreements to Iowa’s economy and 2 urging Congress to enact legislation to implement 3 a multilateral trade agreement between the United 4 States, Canada, and Mexico. 5 WHEREAS, Iowa is a world leader in agricultural 6 production and industrial manufacturing, and depends on 7 international trade to market its products; and 8 WHEREAS, Iowa prospers from multilateral trade with 9 Canada and Mexico, its two largest international export 10 markets, which purchase nearly half of the value of 11 Iowa’s total exports; and 12 WHEREAS, a multilateral trade agreement between 13 the United States, Canada, and Mexico will support 14 high-paying jobs for Iowans and build the entire North 15 American economy; and 16 WHEREAS, a multilateral trade agreement between 17 the United States, Canada, and Mexico should provide 18 safeguards for United States products to create a more 19 level playing field for America’s workers, modernize 20 agriculture trade in North America to benefit America’s 21 farmers, and establish new protections with respect to 22 United States intellectual property, digital trade, 23 anticorruption, and good regulatory practices; and 24 WHEREAS, multilateral trade agreements negotiated 25 with bipartisan efforts enjoy overwhelming support 26 from the United States business community and farm 27 -1- LSB 2403YC (5) 88 gh/rn 1/ 2

H.C.R. _____ groups; and 1 WHEREAS, a multilateral trade agreement between the 2 United States, Canada, and Mexico will reinforce the 3 close relationship we uphold with our neighbors to the 4 north and south; and 5 WHEREAS, a multilateral trade agreement between the 6 United States, Canada, and Mexico must be ratified 7 by all three governments before it can come into 8 effect, including a congressional vote on legislation 9 to implement the multilateral trade agreement; NOW 10 THEREFORE, 11 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 12 THE SENATE CONCURRING, That the Iowa General Assembly 13 recognizes that a multilateral trade agreement between 14 the United States, Canada, and Mexico will strengthen 15 Iowa’s economy and benefit Iowa’s farmers and workers, 16 and urges Congress to enact legislation to implement 17 such a multilateral trade agreement; and 18 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this 19 Concurrent Resolution be distributed to the President 20 of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United 21 States House of Representatives, and each member of 22 Iowa’s congressional delegation. 23 -2- LSB 2403YC (5) 88 gh/rn 2/ 2