IV 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 76 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States 

and the European Union should pursue a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 15, 2013 

Mr. PAULSEN (for himself and Mr. NEAL) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 

the United States and the European Union should pursue a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. 

Whereas the United States-European Union High Level 

Working Group on Jobs and Growth (HLWG) issued its 

final report on February 11, 2013; 

Whereas the economies of the European Union and the 

United States account for nearly one-half of world GDP; 

Whereas the European Union and United States account for 

30 percent of world trade; 

Whereas $2.7 billion of goods and services are traded bilaterally each day, supporting millions of jobs in both economies; 


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Whereas direct investments by the United States and European Union on both sides of the Atlantic total more than 

$3.7 trillion; 

Whereas the HLWG recommended a comprehensive agreement that ‘‘addresses a broad range of bilateral trade 

and investment issues, including regulatory issues, and 

contributes to the development of global rules’’; 

Whereas the HLWG found that a comprehensive Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership that ‘‘addresses a broad range of bilateral trade and investment 

issues, including regulatory issues, and contributes to the 

development of global rules, would provide the most significant mutual benefit of the various options [it] considered.’’; 

Whereas the HLWG recommended that a ‘‘comprehensive 

agreement would include ambitious reciprocal market 

opening in goods, services, and investment, and would address the challenges and opportunities of modernizing 

trade rules and enhancing the compatibility of regulatory 

regimes’’; 

Whereas the HLWG outlines a structure and content that includes market access, regulatory issues and nontariff barriers, and rules addressing shared global trade challenges 

and opportunities; 

Whereas the HLWG recommended that ‘‘in addition to pursuing the elements of a comprehensive agreement, the 

two sides seek to make early and continuing progress on 

SPS measures affecting bilateral trade.’’; and 

Whereas the HLWG recommended ‘‘to Leaders that each 

side initiate as soon as possible the formal domestic procedures necessary to launch negotiations on a comprehenVerDate Mar 15 2010 22:48 Feb 15, 2013 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR76.IH HR76

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sive trade and investment agreement.’’: Now, therefore, 

be it 

1 Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep2 resentatives that— 

3 (1) a comprehensive and ambitious Trans4 atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership would 

5 support the creation of significant good-paying jobs 

6 for American workers, ranchers, and farmers; 

7 (2) a comprehensive and ambitious Trans8 atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership would 

9 open new opportunity for United States companies 

10 to sell their goods and services in the European 

11 Union; 

12 (3) a comprehensive and ambitious Trans13 atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership would 

14 further bond the economies of Europe and the 

15 United States and give rise to a dominant economic 

16 alliance that would strongly influence other nations 

17 toward market-based economies; 

18 (4) the President should promptly submit writ19 ten notice to Congress of the President’s intention to 

20 enter into negotiations with the European Union for 

21 a comprehensive Transatlantic Trade and Invest22 ment Partnership; and 

23 (5) as soon as possible after providing notice 

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1 gress, the President should initiate negotiations for 

2 a comprehensive Transatlantic Trade and Invest3 ment Partnership. 

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