IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 230 
Expressing the sense that Congress and the administration must work 
together, with urgency, to pursue effective food and agricultural trade policies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2025 
Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. 
COSTA, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. HARDER of California, Mr. 
BACON, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. SORENSEN, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Ms. 
TENNEY, Mr. MILLER of Ohio, Mr. NEWHOUSE, and Mr. THANEDAR) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense that Congress and the administration 
must work together, with urgency, to pursue effective 
food and agricultural trade policies. 
Whereas the United States food and agriculture industries 
are critical to the prosperity of the United States people 
and vital to global food security; 
Whereas United States food and agriculture production 
standards are among the most technologically advanced, 
highly efficient, safe, and sustainable in the world; 
Whereas the United States food and agriculture industries 
accounted for $2,800,000,000,000 in total wages and 
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generated over $9,600,000,000,000 in total economic out-
put in 2023; 
Whereas, in 2023, United States food and agriculture exports 
totaled nearly $200,000,000,000, supporting jobs and 
creating economic opportunity throughout the supply 
chain in every State of the country; 
Whereas, in 2023, jobs in manufacturing of agricultural 
products accounted for almost 20 percent of all manufac-
turing jobs in the United States; 
Whereas, in addition to its commercial exports, the United 
States plays an indispensable role in feeding millions 
around the world as the largest country donor of inter-
national food assistance; 
Whereas, in 2023, the United States experienced a 9-percent 
decline in the value of United States food and agricul-
tural exports; 
Whereas the latest forecast by the Department of Agriculture 
for the 2024 fiscal year predicted a food and agriculture 
trade deficit of $37,000,000,000, a stark contrast to the 
United States historical trade surplus in agricultural ex-
ports, 
which 
have 
averaged 
approximately 
$12,500,000,000 over the past 10 years; 
Whereas current food and agricultural trade exports are sig-
nificantly below prior years, and the United States is los-
ing its hard-won global agricultural trade dominance; 
Whereas United States food and agriculture remains subject 
to unjustified, nonscience-based trade barriers across 
Asia, the Americas, and Europe; 
Whereas United States food and agricultural exports still face 
trade-restrictive tariffs in key markets around the globe; 
and 
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Whereas United States food and agricultural exports have 
grown significantly in the past through the proactive en-
gagement of the United States Government over multiple 
administrations using a myriad of tools to open and ex-
pand market access for United States farmers and ranch-
ers including comprehensive trade agreements, enforce-
ment of existing bilateral and World Trade Organization 
agreements through dispute settlement processes, trade 
promotion programs, and bilateral or regional negotia-
tions to address tariff and nontariff barriers: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of Congress that Con-
gress and the administration must work together, with ur-
gency, to pursue effective food and agricultural trade poli-
cies that include the following components: 
(1) A renewed commitment to secure new and 
expanded market access and maintain global com-
petitiveness for the United States food and agri-
culture industries. 
(2) Strong support for domestic trade pro-
motion programs that benefit all sectors of United 
States agriculture. 
(3) Consideration of comprehensive trade agree-
ments with key trading partners, focusing on new 
market access through lower tariffs on United 
States exports and resolution of unwarranted trade 
barriers. 
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(4) Enforcement of the market access commit-
ments in our existing multilateral and bilateral trade 
agreements and improved procedures to enforce 
United States trade laws for agricultural producers. 
(5) The elimination of longstanding unwar-
ranted nontariff trade barriers through effective and 
efficient dispute settlement processes. 
(6) Pursuit of a global trading system in food 
and agriculture based on sound science through bi-
lateral and regional agreements as well as the World 
Trade Organization and other international bodies. 
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