OFFICE OF THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

Bills and resolutions

Foreign trade: establish comprehensive strategy to address national security threat posed by China’s control of nearly 2/3 of global supply of critical minerals (see S. 3962), S1867 [30MR]

——— establish limitations on modifications to trade agreements (see H.R. 7430), H4396 [6AP]

——— negotiate strong, inclusive, and forward-looking agreements on digital economy and trade with like-minded countries as part of broader trade and economic strategy (see S. Res. 727), S3783 [28JY] (see H. Res. 1294), H7405 [28JY]

——— provide for liquidation or reliquidation of certain products from European Union (see S. 5161), S6941 [1DE] (see H.R. 9083), H8316 [29SE]

——— provide for retroactive application of Generalized System of Preferences for period after December 31, 2020 and before September 1, 2022 (see H.R. 8906), H7965 [19SE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 4664), S3782 [28JY] (see H.R. 8256), H5929 [1JY]

World Trade Organization: provide authority to enter into plurilateral trade agreements within World Trade Organization with benefits only applying to signatories of those agreements (see S. 3708), S836 [28FE]

Remarks in House

Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to agriculture, H4582 [28AP], H5830 [23JN]

Foreign trade: promote U.S. leadership in Indo-Pacific region and require report on long-term economic and trade relationship between U.S. and China (H.R. 6114), H818 [2FE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations, H1410, H1411 [9MR]

Remarks in Senate

Inspector General: establish, S2314 [4MY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S10099 [22DE]

Reports filed

Nomination of Douglas J. McKalip To Be Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Chief Agricultural Negotiator: Committee on Finance (Senate), S4478 [7SE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 8256) (H. Rept. 117–395), H5929 [1JY]

Texts of

S. Res. 727, negotiate strong, inclusive, and forward-looking agreements on digital economy and trade with like-minded countries as part of broader trade and economic strategy, S3785 [28JY]