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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, According to the United States Census Bureau, | ||||||
| 3 | Illinois is currently the fifth most populous state in the | ||||||
| 4 | country, with approximately 12,800,000 residents; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, The role of Illinois in the global marketplace is | ||||||
| 6 | currently in flux as a new United States Trade Representative | ||||||
| 7 | takes office and the new presidential administration has | ||||||
| 8 | created a White House National Trade Council; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, Illinois maintains 10 foreign trade offices: | ||||||
| 10 | Mexico City, Mexico; Toronto, Canada; Brussels, Belgium; | ||||||
| 11 | Pretoria, South Africa; Jerusalem, Israel; Sao Paulo, Brazil; | ||||||
| 12 | Tokyo, Japan; New Delhi, India; and Hong Kong and Shanghai, | ||||||
| 13 | China; and
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 15 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE | ||||||
| 16 | CONCURRING HEREIN, that the International Job Protection Task | ||||||
| 17 | Force is created within the Illinois Department of Commerce and | ||||||
| 18 | Economic Opportunity - Office of Trade and Investment; and be | ||||||
| 19 | it further | ||||||
| 20 | RESOLVED, That the International Job Protection Task Force | ||||||
| 21 | is charged with the following duties: (1) analyze important | ||||||
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| 1 | issues relative to the growth of international trade from and | ||||||
| 2 | to Illinois; (2) make recommendations to Congress, the United | ||||||
| 3 | States Trade Representative, and the White House National Trade | ||||||
| 4 | Council regarding trade policies that best serve Illinois; and | ||||||
| 5 | (3) promote the protection of Illinois jobs relative to | ||||||
| 6 | international trade; and be it further
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| 7 | RESOLVED, That the International Job Protection Task Force | ||||||
| 8 | shall consist of the following members: | ||||||
| 9 | (1) two appointed by the Speaker of the Illinois House | ||||||
| 10 | of Representatives; | ||||||
| 11 | (2) two appointed by the President of the Illinois | ||||||
| 12 | Senate; | ||||||
| 13 | (3) two appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||||||
| 14 | Illinois Senate; | ||||||
| 15 | (4) one appointed by an Illinois business group; | ||||||
| 16 | (5) one appointed by an Illinois agricultural group; | ||||||
| 17 | (6) 20 appointed by the AFL-CIO; and | ||||||
| 18 | (7) two appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||||||
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| 1 | Illinois House of Representatives; and be it further | ||||||
| 2 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Commerce and | ||||||
| 3 | Economic Opportunity - Office of Trade and Investment shall | ||||||
| 4 | provide administrative support for the International Job | ||||||
| 5 | Protection Task Force and shall reimburse for their reasonable | ||||||
| 6 | and prudent expenses; and be it further | ||||||
| 7 | RESOLVED, That the International Job Protection Task Force | ||||||
| 8 | shall provide a final report by December 31, 2017.
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