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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 357 

Reaffirming the strategic partnership between the United States and Canada, 

recognizing bilateral cooperation that advances United States national 

interests, and urging increased bilateral cooperation on security, economic 

issues, and energy, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 25, 2017 

Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. CRAMER, and 

Mr. HUIZENGA) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 

the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 

Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

RESOLUTION 

Reaffirming the strategic partnership between the United 

States and Canada, recognizing bilateral cooperation that 

advances United States national interests, and urging 

increased bilateral cooperation on security, economic 

issues, and energy, and for other purposes. 

Whereas history, proximity, commerce, security, and shared 

democratic values underpin a close relationship between 

the United States and Canada; 

Whereas this year marks 150 years of the Canadian Confederation; 


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Whereas Americans and Canadians have the longest international border and one of the largest commercial relationships in the world, with $1.7 billion of trade and 

nearly 400,000 people crossing the shared border daily; 

Whereas Canada is the United States largest trading partner, 

and a majority of States of the United States also consider Canada their top export destination, with 15 States 

counting Canada as their top point of origin for imports; 

Whereas the United States and Canada cooperate extensively 

within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), 

United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM), and 

North American Aerospace Defense Command 

(NORAD); 

Whereas Canada has been a critical ally of the United States 

in the global war on terror, deploying approximately 

2,800 Canadian troops in the NATO-led International 

Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan from 

2006–2011, the fifth-largest national contingent in the 

ISAF; 

Whereas 158 Canadian Armed Forces personnel bravely gave 

their lives while participating in the ISAF in Afghanistan; 

Whereas Canada has 830 Canadian Armed Forces personnel 

currently serving in the Middle East in support of the 

United States-led coalition to counter the Islamic State; 

Whereas longstanding bilateral border security cooperation 

between the United States and Canada protects vital 

United States security interests while promoting trade 

and travel; 

Whereas the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, Beyond 

the Border Initiative, United States-Canada NEXUS 


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Trusted Traveler Program, Border Enforcement Security 

Taskforces (BEST), Shiprider Integrated Cross Border 

Maritime Law Enforcement program, Cross Border 

Crime Forum, Integrated Border Enforcement Teams, 

and United States preclearance operations conducted at 

eight Canadian airports enhance United States-Canadian 

border security efforts; 

Whereas Canada is the world’s fifth-largest petroleum producer in the world and is the United States largest foreign supplier of energy, including oil, uranium, natural 

gas, and electricity; 

Whereas Canada is the largest source of imported oil for 

United States refineries and while the United States produces 90 percent of the natural gas it uses, of the remaining natural gas that the United States imports, 97 

percent comes from Canada; 

Whereas Canada is a net exporter of electricity to the United 

States, with more than 30 active electricity transmission 

connectors between the two countries; 

Whereas Canada is a strategic leader in international affairs, 

a member of the G7 and G20, and an important voice 

for democratic principles, market-oriented policies, and 

human rights in the United Nations, Organization for 

Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and 

Organization of American States; and 

Whereas, on February 13, 2017, President Donald Trump 

and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada held their 

first official meeting and reaffirmed the importance of 

the United States-Canadian relationship: Now, therefore, 

be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 


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1 (1) reaffirms its robust commitment to the crit2 ical importance of the United States-Canadian part3 nership; 

4 (2) supports stronger trade relations with the 

5 Government of Canada and the creation of more 

6 American jobs; 

7 (3) encourages greater security collaboration in 

8 the areas of defense, border security, cyber-security, 

9 and Arctic security; and 

10 (4) supports an increased focus on energy secu11 rity through greater energy infrastructure integra12 tion, including oil and natural gas and renewable 

13 sources, planning, and coordination. 

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