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(2) supports American energy dominance by pro-
viding safe and reliable natural gas, electricity, crude oil, 
and uranium for nuclear power; 
(3) bolsters the United States position as the world’s 
number-one exporter of liquified natural gas (LNG) by 
supplying border States with Canadian natural gas; 
(4) enables United States artificial intelligence tech-
nology growth by supplying the critical fuels required by 
the American power industry; and 
(5) 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 21 critical min-
erals on the U.S. Geological Survey critical mineral list; 
Whereas Canada is committed to ensuring North American 
competitiveness, and the success of Canadian and United 
States workers and communities, and is taking steps to 
address China’s nonmarket practices, notably by screen-
ing inbound investment in Canada and applying a surtax 
on Chinese products such as Chinese electric vehicles, 
steel and aluminum; 
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 committed to work together to protect bio-
diverse areas that span their shared border, including in 
collaboration with Indigenous and Tribal partners, bene-
fiting shared species like migratory birds; and 
(3) have jointly collaborated for over 100 years 
under the Boundary Waters Treaty to manage and con-
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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, and safely oversee the movement of about 400,000 
people every day and more than $2,500,000,000 worth of 
goods and services that cross the border each day; 
(2) cooperate to keep the border open to legitimate 
trade and travel but closed to illegal migration, terrorists, 
criminals, and threats to citizen health and safety; 
(3) are committed to jointly protecting the security 
of their citizens, including through Canada’s recent ac-
tions and significant investments to strengthen border se-
curity by— 
(A) fighting sources of illegal migration at the 
border, and keeping deadly drugs like fentanyl and 
its precursors from entering; 
(B) securing border crossings by maintaining 
24/7 eyes on the border using new surveillance tech-
nology and increased personnel; 
(C) combating fentanyl trafficking through the 
appointment of a Fentanyl Czar, listing cartels as 
terrorist entities, and launching a Canada-United 
States Joint Strike Force; 
(D) detecting and disrupting the fentanyl trade 
with more technology, tools and intelligence; 
(E) reinforcing a ‘‘one border, one team’’ ap-
proach through more cross-border information and 
intelligence sharing; and 
(F) keeping people safe through joint emer-
gency readiness and creating a North American 
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Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)-like Joint 
Emergency Management partnership; 
(4) are united in fighting a fentanyl crisis which is 
indiscriminately affecting citizens on both sides of the 
border and is fueled by the actions of malign actors 
abroad; 
(5) 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; 
(6) 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 
(7) both understand that a threat to the security of 
one country is a threat to the security of both; 
Whereas the United States and Canada— 
(1) 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) 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-
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izing NORAD, the world’s only binational military com-
mand; 
(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) 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 Organisation 
for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 
the World Trade Organization (WTO), and the Organiza-
tion of American States; 
(6) 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); 
(7) 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; 
(8) 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; and 
(9) share a long and storied history of civil space 
partnership between the National Aeronautics and Space 
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; 
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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; 
Whereas Canada is in consultation with the United States, 
Australia, and the UK to identify collaborative projects 
on advanced capabilities under AUKUS Pillar II; 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; 
(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; 
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