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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 207 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding establishing 

a National Strategic Agenda. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 16, 2015 

Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. BERA, Mr. GIBSON, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. RODNEY

DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, Mr. ASHFORD, 

Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. PETERS, Mr. DOLD, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. 

LOEBSACK, Mr. CURBELO of Florida, Mr. YOUNG of Indiana, Mr. DENT, 

Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. 

COSTELLO of Pennsylvania, Mr. HIMES, Mr. NOLAN, Mr. FITZPATRICK, 

Mr. RIGELL, and Mr. FATTAH) submitted the following resolution; which 

was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition 

to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, 

and the Budget, 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 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 

regarding establishing a National Strategic Agenda. 

Whereas the United States needs its leaders to pursue policies in the Nation’s interest that are of the utmost national priorities; 

Whereas the United States faces many fiscal and long-term 

policy challenges that not only threaten its citizen’s opportunities, hopes, and aspirations but its overall ability 

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to be a world leader bringing peace and stability around 

the world; 

Whereas the United States needs its leaders to unite behind 

common goals and concrete solutions to create the next 

generation of growth and opportunity; 

Whereas a National Strategic Agenda can provide a longterm vision and priority list for the Nation’s future oriented around common goals, that does not exist in the 

Federal Government today; 

Whereas adopting a National Strategic Agenda would bring 

a long-term vision to a policymaking process that has become too often dominated by short-term political considerations; 

Whereas a National Strategic Agenda can provide a consistent framework and focus the Federal Government’s 

attention on the most urgent problems facing the Nation; 

Whereas millions of people in the United States are currently 

seeking employment opportunities to improve their lives 

and provide a better future for their children; 

Whereas the Federal debt is higher as a percentage of GDP 

than any time since World War II and will be an 

unsustainable burden on future generations if left 

unaddressed; 

Whereas the Social Security and Medicare benefits that millions of people in the United States have earned must be 

preserved and protected; 

Whereas a fiscally responsible solution to secure these programs for future generations is needed now as waiting 

longer will further jeopardize the ability to do so; 

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Whereas the United States can become energy secure by pursuing an all-of-the-above energy plan that includes more 

affordable and sustainable domestic energy sources, increasing energy efficiency, and building a more reliable 

and resilient system for energy generation and transmission for the future; and 

Whereas the creation and implementation of a new National 

Strategic Agenda for the United States will require the 

participation of both the legislative and executive branch 

along with agreement from all parties to work together: 

Now, therefore, be it 

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

3 (1) the four goals of the National Strategic 

4 Agenda are to— 

5 (A) create 25,000,000 new jobs over the 

6 next 10 years; 

7 (B) balance the Federal budget by 2030; 

8 (C) secure Medicare and Social Security 

9 for the next 75 years; and 

10 (D) make the United States energy secure 

11 by 2024; 

12 (2) the House of Representatives should strive 

13 to create, debate, and adopt policy solutions to 

14 achieve the four goals of the National Strategic 

15 Agenda to address the national interest and prior16 ities represented by the agenda; and 

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1 (3) in achieving success toward the National 

2 Strategic Agenda, the goal of the House of Rep3 resentatives should be to find solutions reached 

4 through collaboration, not division, mutual respect, 

5 not partisan bickering, and a commitment to honor 

6 its public duty to the Nation as duly elected rep7 resentatives of the people we each represent in con8 gressional districts across the United States. 

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