Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Trade Representative should promptly resume negotiations to conclude the Environmental Goods Agreement.
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. Trade Representative should resume negotiations to conclude the Environmental Goods Agreement, which would eliminate tariffs on a range of environmental goods such as wind turbines, water treatment filters, and solar water heaters.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 295 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 295

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United 
  States Trade Representative should promptly resume negotiations to 
              conclude the Environmental Goods Agreement.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 8, 2021

 Ms. DelBene (for herself, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Sewell, and Mr. 
  Kind) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United 
  States Trade Representative should promptly resume negotiations to 
              conclude the Environmental Goods Agreement.

Whereas climate change is an existential threat to our way of life, impacting 
        our health, national security, and economic prosperity;
Whereas transitioning towards a low-emissions economy must be a priority for all 
        countries;
Whereas the United States is only responsible for 13 percent of global 
        emissions;
Whereas the United States must seek to address climate change through domestic 
        policy and global action;
Whereas, on July 8, 2014, the United States and other member countries of the 
        World Trade Organization, accounting for nearly 90 percent of global 
        exports in environmental goods, began negotiations on the Environmental 
        Goods Agreement;
Whereas the Environmental Goods Agreement would eliminate tariffs on a broad 
        range of environmental goods including wind turbines, water treatment 
        filters, solar water heaters, and bicycles;
Whereas the United States is a leader in the development of environmental goods, 
        but such goods can face tariffs as high as 50 percent when exported to 
        other countries;
Whereas the negotiations represent a significant opportunity to help countries 
        across the world access high-quality affordable environmental goods 
        while also leveling the playing field for American manufacturers and 
        supporting green jobs; and
Whereas reengaging on the Environmental Goods Agreement must be part of a larger 
        set of efforts aimed at combating the climate emergency, achieving a 
        clean energy economy, and reaching net-zero emissions by the year 2050: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
not later than 90 days after the date of the adoption of this 
resolution, the United States Trade Representative should resume 
negotiations to conclude the Environmental Goods Agreement.
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