Reclaiming Congress’s Constitutional Mandate in Trade Resolution

This resolution proposes a significant shift in how the United States manages international trade by moving the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) from the executive branch to the legislative branch. To achieve this, the bill would create a joint committee of members from both the House and Senate, supported by an advisory board, to develop a formal transition plan.

For everyday citizens, this change would mean that Congress—the branch of government most directly accountable to voters—would take direct control over negotiating trade deals and setting tariff policies, tasks currently managed by the President’s administration. The goal of the resolution is to increase congressional oversight and ensure that trade agreements are more closely aligned with the specific economic interests of the constituents represented by members of Congress.