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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 12 

Expressing the sense of Congress that all direct and indirect subsidies that 

benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar-producing 

and -consuming countries should be eliminated. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 1, 2023 

Mrs. CAMMACK (for herself, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. LETLOW, Mr. C. SCOTT

FRANKLIN of Florida, and Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 

Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of Congress that all direct and indirect 

subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar 

by all major sugar-producing and -consuming countries 

should be eliminated. 

Whereas most major sugar-producing and sugar-consuming 

countries in the world maintain some form of direct or 

indirect subsidy to support its sugar growers, processors, 

or consumers; 

Whereas virtually all of the more than 100 countries that 

produce sugar maintain market-distorting subsidy programs, including— 


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(1) the Government of Brazil which provides direct 

and indirect subsidies of at least $2,500,000,000 per year 

for programs to promote its sugar industry and has increased subsidies in recent years, including preferential 

loans and debt forgiveness; 

(2) the Government of India which provided nearly 

$14,000,000,000 per year in subsidy supports as recently 

as 2018 to prop up its inefficient sugar industry, including the provision of export subsidies in 2014, 2015, 

2018, 2019, and 2020 in potential violation of World 

Trade Organization obligations; 

(3) the Government of Thailand which more than 

tripled its sugar exports after 2004 by providing at least 

$1,300,000,000 in annual subsidies and government programs to its sugar industry and by maintaining domestic 

prices well above export prices; 

(4) the Governments of the European Union member states which have provided support with an estimated 

value of $685,000,000 per year to their sugar farmers; 

(5) the Government of Russia which transformed its 

country from one of the world’s largest net importers of 

sugar to a net exporter on the basis of government support estimated at an estimated value of $392,000,000 per 

year from 2010 to 2017; and 

(6) the Government of Mexico which has generously 

supported its sugarcane growers, and was found guilty in 

2014 of injuring United States sugar producers by dumping subsidized sugar into the United States market; 

Whereas the world sugar market is the most volatile commodity market in the world; 


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Whereas many countries routinely dump surplus sugar on the 

world sugar market, at prices below domestic price levels 

and costs of production; 

Whereas the foregoing clauses provide ample evidence there 

is no undistorted, free market in sugar in the world 

today; and 

Whereas, if such a free market did exist, United States sugar 

farmers and processors could compete effectively in that 

market: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that— 

3 (1) the President should seek elimination of all 

4 direct and indirect subsidies benefiting the produc5 tion or export of sugar by the government of— 

6 (A) each country that exported more than 

7 200,000 metric tons of sugar in 2018, 2019, or 

8 2020; and 

9 (B) by any other country with which the 

10 United States has in effect a free trade agree11 ment; 

12 (2) if the President determines that all such 

13 subsidies by all such countries have been eliminated, 

14 the President should submit a report to Congress 

15 providing detailed information about how each of the 

16 countries has eliminated such subsidies; and 


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1 (3) after submitting such a report, the Presi2 dent should propose to Congress legislation to imple3 ment United States sugar policy reforms. 

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