A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should negotiate strong, inclusive, and forward-looking rules on digital trade and the digital economy with like-minded countries as part of its broader trade and economic strategy in order to ensure that the United States values of democracy, rule of law, freedom of speech, human and worker rights, privacy, and a free and open internet are at the very core of digital governance.

This resolution expresses the Senate’s position that the United States should take a leading role in establishing international rules for the digital economy. It calls for the government to negotiate trade agreements with democratic allies that protect the free flow of data while upholding standards for privacy, human rights, and worker protections.

For everyday citizens, this measure aims to ensure that the internet remains open and secure by countering digital censorship and restrictive data laws from competing nations. If implemented, these trade standards would seek to protect the personal data of Americans abroad, support domestic tech jobs by opening foreign markets to U.S. digital services, and promote a global internet governed by democratic values rather than government surveillance.