Most presidents spend the first days of their administration reversing the policies of their opposite party predecessor and laying the groundwork for their own policies with a series of executive orders. President Trump is...more
11/15/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
China ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Deregulation ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Environmental Policies ,
EU ,
Immigration ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
National Security ,
NGOs ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
US Trade Policies
Today, the House of Representatives voted to establish a Select Committee on the strategic competition between the United States and Chinese Communist Party (H. Res. 11). The resolution passed overwhelmingly (365-65). Rep....more
In a bipartisan vote of 64-33, the Senate passed legislation earlier today to fund domestic semiconductor manufacturing and boost federal scientific research and development. The bill was supported by 17 Republicans and...more
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On March 11, 2022, USTR and DOC requested public comments on the trade pillar of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, with both requests including a focus on digital trade issues. Comments are due to both...more
One of the few remaining opportunities for passage of bipartisan legislation this Congress is legislation to improve America’s competitiveness vis-à-vis China for semiconductor manufacturing and scientific research and...more
On Friday, February 4, 2022, the House passed the America COMPETES Act on nearly a straight party line vote to, among many other priorities, fund domestic semiconductor chip manufacturing, dramatically increase scientific...more
With almost three years behind President Donald Trump to launch, negotiate, and complete his most ambitious trade initiatives, 2020 may come to be seen as the first year that the Trump era in trade policy was fully in place....more
1/15/2020
/ Bilateral Agreements ,
European Commission ,
Foreign Relations ,
NAFTA ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
UK Brexit ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR ,
WTO
On Sunday, September 30, President Trump reached an agreement with the governments of Canada and Mexico to revise and modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Publishing the text of the new agreement just...more
10/10/2018
/ Agricultural Sector ,
Aluminum Sales ,
Automotive Industry ,
Canada ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Dairy Farmers ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Exchange Rates ,
Exports ,
Forced Labor ,
Foreign Relations ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Imports ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Section 232 ,
Steel Industry ,
Sunset Provisions ,
Tariffs ,
TPA Agreement ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR