IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1053 
Reaffirming the deep and steadfast United States-Canada partnership and 
the ties that bind the two countries in support of economic and national 
security. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 5, 2024 
Mr. AMODEI (for himself, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. LAMBORN, Ms. TITUS, Mr. 
SCHWEIKERT, Mr. JOYCE
of Pennsylvania, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. 
MOSKOWITZ, Mr. MOORE of Utah, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. COSTA, Mrs. MIL-
LER of West Virginia, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. MCCLEL-
LAN, Mr. FLOOD, Mr. MOLINARO, Ms. LOFGREN, and Mr. GROTHMAN) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Reaffirming the deep and steadfast United States-Canada 
partnership and the ties that bind the two countries 
in support of economic and national security. 
Whereas now, more than ever in history, we understand the 
critical importance of further strengthening and deep-
ening United States alliances, and the House of Rep-
resentatives is called upon not only to protect, but to ad-
vance United States partnerships; 
Whereas the United States enjoys the great fortune of having 
one of their closest allies next door at a time when coun-
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tries around the world are facing existential threats from 
their neighbors; 
Whereas, in June 2023, the bipartisan and bicameral Amer-
ican Canadian Economy and Security (ACES) Caucus 
was established in the House of Representatives and the 
Senate, which presents an opportunity to fortify and ad-
vance the indispensable economic and security partner-
ship between the United States and Canada; 
Whereas the United States and Canada can together rein-
force their shared interest in four critical areas, which 
are— 
(1) economic security; 
(2) energy, critical minerals, and climate security; 
(3) national security; and 
(4) global security; 
Whereas the prosperity of Americans and Canadians depend 
on their mutually beneficial economic relationship and re-
silient and integrated supply chains; 
Whereas the United States, Mexico, and Canada Agreement 
(USMCA) forms the foundation of their economic com-
petitiveness; 
Whereas the United States and Canada— 
(1) share one of the largest trading relationships in 
the world, with nearly $1,300,000,000,000 in bilateral 
trade in goods and services in 2022, supporting more 
than 7,500,000 United States jobs; and 
(2) understand the importance of secure and resil-
ient supply chains, and have established formal mecha-
nisms to further strengthen economic integration to with-
stand major crises; 
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Whereas Canada is the largest single export market for the 
United States, and Canada and was the number one cus-
tomer for 33 of the 50 States in 2022; 
Whereas over 300 congressional districts each exported more 
than $250,000,000 in goods to Canada, and over 100 
districts each exported more than $1,000,000,000 in 
goods to Canada in 2022; 
Whereas Canada-United States trade is built on long-stand-
ing binational supply chains, whereby roughly 80 percent 
of Canadian goods exports to the United States are in-
corporated into United States supply chains, and Cana-
dian goods sold to the United States contain on average 
25 percent United States content; 
Whereas Canada buys over $22,000,000,000 worth of auto-
motive parts from the United States each year, and each 
assembled vehicle exported to the United States from 
Canada contains approximately 50 percent United States 
value; 
Whereas Canadian lumber plays a crucial role in housing af-
fordability for Americans, where demand for lumber ex-
ceeds what United States domestic mills can supply; 
Whereas the United States and Canada— 
(1) are global leaders in science, technology, and in-
novation, and can secure North America’s future as the 
most competitive region in the world; 
(2) are working together to deepen cooperation in 
developing and protecting emerging technologies, includ-
ing artificial intelligence and quantum; and 
(3) are founding members of the Global Partnership 
on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI), and Canada hosted the 
inaugural plenary in December 2020; 
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Whereas Canada— 
(1) is the world’s fourth-largest petroleum producer 
and is the United States largest foreign supplier of en-
ergy, including oil, uranium, natural gas, and electricity; 
and 
(2) is a reliable source of energy and resources for 
the United States, producing over 60 minerals and met-
als, and is a leading global producer of 19 critical min-
erals on the U.S. Geological Survey critical mineral list; 
Whereas the United States and Canada— 
(1) have a deeply interconnected electricity sector, 
with more than 35 active electricity transmission connec-
tions between the two countries, many of which enable 
bidirectional flows of electricity, helping to ensure the se-
curity and reliability of the North American grid; 
(2) have agreed to cooperate closely to achieve 
shared climate objectives; 
(3) have committed to work together to protect bio-
diverse areas that span their shared border, including in 
collaboration with Indigenous and Tribal partners, bene-
fitting shared species like migratory birds; 
(4) are taking steps to improve climate adaptation 
and strengthen ecological and community resilience in the 
face of climate change; and 
(5) have jointly collaborated for over 100 years 
under the Boundary Waters Treaty to manage and con-
serve their shared waters for the benefit of both coun-
tries, including over 50 years under the Great Lakes 
Water Quality Agreement; 
Whereas the United States and Canada— 
(1) share three oceans and the world’s longest bor-
der; 
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(2) are committed to jointly protecting the security 
of their citizens, because both countries understand that 
a threat to the security of one country is a threat to the 
security of both; 
(3) recognize that collective security is a shared re-
sponsibility, and are committed to expanding cooperation 
on continental defense and in the Arctic, including by in-
creasing investments in continental defense and modern-
izing the North American Aerospace Defense Command 
(NORAD), the world’s only binational military command; 
(4) share the desire for a peaceful, stable, and pre-
dictable Arctic region, including for the benefit of Arctic 
and Northern peoples and communities; 
(5) cooperate to keep the border open to legitimate 
trade and travel but closed to terrorists, criminals, and 
threats to citizen health and safety; 
(6) work together to secure the countries’ border 
through the Cross Border Crime Forum, Integrated Bor-
der Enforcement Teams, Beyond the Border Initiative, 
United States-Canada NEXUS Trusted Traveler Pro-
gram, Border Enforcement Security Taskforces (BEST), 
Shiprider, the Integrated Cross Border Maritime Law 
Enforcement program, and United States preclearance 
operations conducted at Canadian airports, all of which 
enhance joint security efforts; 
(7) have an Integrated Border Enforcement Charter 
that allows border enforcement agencies to jointly iden-
tify national security threats, disrupt organized criminal 
activities, seize drugs and weapons, and intercept crimi-
nal networks trying to smuggle people across the border; 
and 
(8) safely oversee the movement of more than 
400,000 people every day and more than $2,600,000,000 
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worth of goods and services that crossed the border each 
day in 2022; 
Whereas the United States and Canada— 
(1) are the only two countries in the world that are 
Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic countries; 
(2) are unequivocally committed to playing a leader-
ship role in protecting global security and promoting de-
mocracy around the world; 
(3) work together to advance democratic principles, 
human rights, and free trade policies through the G7, the 
G20, the United Nations, the Organization for Security 
and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the Organization 
for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 
the World Trade Organization (WTO), and at the Orga-
nization of American States; 
(4) cooperate extensively through a ‘‘Tri-Command 
Framework’’ comprised of the United States Northern 
Command (NORTHCOM), the Canadian Joint Oper-
ations Command (CJOC), and the North American Aero-
space Defense Command (NORAD); 
(5) work together as the only North American mem-
bers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
to ensure peace and security in the transatlantic region; 
(6) support NATO’s deterrence and defense efforts, 
and their European Allies, through their roles as the 
Framework Nations for the NATO brigades in Latvia 
and Poland; 
(7) remain steadfast in their support for Ukraine, 
working together to provide critical military assistance 
and training to strengthen Ukraine’s capacity to with-
stand Russian aggression; and 
(8) share a long and storied history of civil space 
partnership between the National Aeronautics and Space 
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Administration (NASA) and the Canadian Space Agency 
(CSA), and a Canadian will fly on the historic Artemis 
II mission around the Moon with NASA; 
Whereas Canada has been a committed ally in upholding the 
rules-based international order by promoting peace, resil-
ience, and security in the Indo-Pacific through an aug-
mented and diversified military presence; 
Whereas Canada has been a reliable and engaged partner of 
the United States in the Indo-Pacific by collaborating ex-
tensively with United States Indo-Pacific Command, in-
cluding through bilateral and multilateral exercises, re-
gional security cooperation and defense engagements, in-
volvement in regional defense forums, and ultimately, 
through unwavering support of a free, open, and inclusive 
Indo-Pacific; and 
Whereas history, geography, commerce, security, and shared 
democratic values underpin a close relationship between 
the United States and Canada: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes that now, more than ever, the re-
lationship between the United States and Canada is 
an essential strategic asset to the United States and 
Americans, and is critical to promoting peace, ex-
panding global economic opportunity, and being pre-
pared to respond to unforeseen events; 
(2) reaffirms its full commitment to maintain 
and grow the critical United States-Canada partner-
ship; 
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(3) recognizes that the security of one country 
is dependent on the security of the other, and wel-
comes greater collaboration in the areas of defense, 
cyber and technology security, and Arctic security; 
(4) reaffirms its commitment to the bilateral 
and international alliance between the two countries, 
which allows both countries to face common threats 
together and uphold common values, including de-
mocracy, human rights, and the rule of law; 
(5) recognizes the strategic importance of one 
of the most secure borders in the world, the co-
management of which facilitates trade and serves as 
a trusted corridor for their supply chains; 
(6) recognizes that bolstering both countries’ 
supply chains will make both countries more com-
petitive and more resilient in the face of economic 
aggression from hostile countries; 
(7) supports an increased focus on energy secu-
rity through greater cross-border energy infrastruc-
ture, including for oil, natural gas, nuclear, renew-
able energy, and resilient electricity transmission, 
and through diversifying critical minerals supply 
chains; 
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(8) reaffirms its commitment to strengthen co-
operation on shared climate and environmental pri-
orities; and 
(9) is fully committed to the creation of more 
well-paying United States jobs through continued 
and increased trade and investment with Canada. 
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