Full Text of HJR0003 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 3
| 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 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Illinois is the largest exporting state in the | 6 | | Midwest, and the fifth largest exporting state in the United | 7 | | States; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Since 2009, Illinois exports have increased by | 9 | | $26.6 billion, or 64%, outperforming the national average of | 10 | | 53.5%; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Direct Illinois exports accounted for nearly 10% | 12 | | of the Gross State Product (GSP); and | 13 | | WHEREAS, The role of Illinois in the global marketplace is | 14 | | currently in flux as a new United States Trade Representative | 15 | | takes office and the new presidential administration has | 16 | | created a White House National Trade Council; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, In recent years, the Illinois General Assembly has | 18 | | taken action on issues involving international trade which, if | 19 | | enacted, would almost certainly trigger claims by the World | 20 | | Trade Organization (WTO) against the United States, and |
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| 1 | | possibly the imposition of countervailing duties or | 2 | | retaliatory tariffs by U.S. global trading partners; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, The United States Census Bureau generates | 4 | | international trade statistics relative to the importation and | 5 | | exportation of products and goods in and to all 50 states and | 6 | | some territories; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Comparative advantage is a concept in | 8 | | international trade law and economics which provides that | 9 | | countries should be encouraged to produce what they are best at | 10 | | producing and export such products and goods, and import those | 11 | | products and goods from a trading partner who is the best at | 12 | | producing that particular product or good; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, The most recent trade statistics show that the | 14 | | trade preferences provided to some non-market economies | 15 | | affects the theory of comparative advantage and possibly | 16 | | weakens the role that Illinois plays in the global marketplace; | 17 | | and | 18 | | WHEREAS, According to the United Nations, the World Bank, | 19 | | and the International Monetary Fund, the United States is the | 20 | | world's largest economy and China is the second largest economy | 21 | | in the world based upon their respective GDPs; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, China's accession to the WTO was complete as of | 2 | | December 11, 2001; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, China's accession to the WTO was unique in that | 4 | | China was one of the 23 original contracting parties to the | 5 | | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1948, but | 6 | | withdrew after the Chinese Revolution in 1949, which pitted the | 7 | | ideologies of Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai- Shek; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Under WTO agreements, there are two types of | 9 | | non-discrimination of interest: the Most Favored Nation (MFN) | 10 | | principle, and the National Treatment (NT) principle; under the | 11 | | MFN principle, a WTO member may not discriminate between its | 12 | | trading partners - goods and services and service providers are | 13 | | to be accorded MFN, i.e. equal treatment; at the same time, a | 14 | | WTO member must provide NT - it may not discriminate on its | 15 | | internal market between its own and foreign products, services, | 16 | | and nationals; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, China, like all other WTO members, has agreed to | 18 | | abide by all of the WTO agreements, including those provisions | 19 | | requiring application of MFN and National Treatment; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, In its Protocol of Accession, China agreed to | 21 | | undertake additional actions in order to ensure the smooth | 22 | | phasing in of these non-discrimination principles; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The WTO system also promotes undistorted trade | 2 | | through the establishment of disciplines on subsidies and | 3 | | dumping, allowing WTO members to respond to unfair trade | 4 | | through the imposition of countervailing or anti-dumping | 5 | | duties; in addition, WTO members are empowered to impose | 6 | | temporary safeguard measures, under strict rules, when faced | 7 | | with a sudden surge in imports causing serious injury to a | 8 | | domestic industry; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, In other areas, China has committed to abide by | 10 | | all WTO disciplines relating to subsidies and countervailing | 11 | | measures, anti-dumping, and safeguards; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, By joining the WTO, China has committed itself to | 13 | | abide by international treaty rules and the rule of law in the | 14 | | conduct of trade; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Illinois has eight foreign trades zones where | 16 | | foreign and domestic merchandise is considered international | 17 | | trade and not subject to United States customs duties: Chicago, | 18 | | Rockford, Quad Cities, Peoria, Decatur, Granite City, | 19 | | Lawrenceville, and Savanna; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Illinois maintains 10 foreign trade offices: | 21 | | Mexico City, Mexico; Toronto, Canada; Brussels, Belgium; |
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| 1 | | Pretoria, South Africa; Jerusalem, Israel; Sao Paulo, Brazil; | 2 | | Tokyo, Japan; New Delhi, India; and Hong Kong and Shanghai, | 3 | | China; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, In 1974, Illinois became the first state to open a | 5 | | trade office in China when it opened an office in Hong Kong; | 6 | | Illinois added an office in Shanghai in 2000; both trade | 7 | | offices are dedicated to promoting Illinois-China business | 8 | | relations; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Illinois ranks fifth among the 50 states for | 10 | | exports to China; Illinois exports to China totaled over $4.71 | 11 | | billion in 2014, a 90.8% increase since 2009; Illinois ranks | 12 | | third among the 50 states in imports from China, totaling $29.5 | 13 | | billion in 2014; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Mexico is a WTO member subject to MFN and NT | 15 | | principles; Illinois exports to Mexico totaled over $7.9 | 16 | | billion in 2014, a 123.0% increase since 2009; Illinois imports | 17 | | from Mexico totaled $13.3 billion in 2014, a 116.8% increase | 18 | | since 2009; Illinois ranks fourth among the 50 states in | 19 | | imports from Mexico and is Mexico's second largest export | 20 | | partner; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Russia is a WTO member subject to MFN and NT | 22 | | principles; Illinois ranks seventh among the 50 states for |
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| 1 | | exports to Russia; Illinois exports to Russia totaled over | 2 | | $448.1 million in 2014, a 79.5% increase since 2009; Illinois | 3 | | ranks seventh among the 50 states in imports from Russia, | 4 | | totaling $790.2 million in 2014; therefore, be it | 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 6 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE | 7 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Trade Policy Task Force is created | 8 | | within the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic | 9 | | Opportunity - Office of Trade and Investment; and be it further | 10 | | RESOLVED, That the Trade Policy Task Force is charged with | 11 | | the following duties: (1) analyze important issues relative to | 12 | | the growth of international trade from and to Illinois; (2) | 13 | | make recommendations to Congress, the United States Trade | 14 | | Representative, and the White House National Trade Council | 15 | | regarding trade policies that best serve Illinois; and (3) | 16 | | promote the exportation of goods and services from Illinois and | 17 | | the importation of goods and services into Illinois; and be it | 18 | | further | 19 | | RESOLVED, That the Trade Policy Task Force shall consist of | 20 | | the following members: | 21 | | (1) two appointed by the Speaker of the Illinois House | 22 | | of Representatives - one of which is to be the Chair of the |
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| 1 | | International Trade and Commerce Committee; | 2 | | (2) two appointed by the President of the Illinois | 3 | | Senate; | 4 | | (3) two appointed by the Minority Leader of the | 5 | | Illinois Senate; | 6 | | (4) two appointed by the Minority Leader of the | 7 | | Illinois House of Representatives - one of which is to be | 8 | | the Minority Spokesman of the International Trade and | 9 | | Commerce Committee; | 10 | | (5) a representative of a statewide association | 11 | | representing community businesses, appointed by the | 12 | | Minority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives; | 13 | | (6) a representative of a statewide association | 14 | | representing manufacturers, appointed by the Minority | 15 | | Leader of the Illinois Senate; | 16 | | (7) four representatives of a statewide association | 17 | | representing unions, two appointed by the Speaker of the | 18 | | Illinois House of Representatives and two appointed by the | 19 | | President of the Illinois Senate; |
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| 1 | | (8) a representative of a statewide association | 2 | | representing agriculture, appointed by the Speaker of the | 3 | | Illinois House of Representatives; | 4 | | (9) a representative of a statewide association | 5 | | representing the chemical industry, appointed by the | 6 | | Minority Leader of the Illinois Senate; | 7 | | (10) a representative of a statewide association | 8 | | representing the coal industry, appointed by the Minority | 9 | | Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives; | 10 | | (11) a representative of a statewide association | 11 | | representing international trade, appointed by the | 12 | | President of the Illinois Senate; | 13 | | (12) three appointed by the Governor of Illinois; | 14 | | (13) one appointed by the Mayor of Chicago; | 15 | | (14) one appointed by the Mayor of Rockford; | 16 | | (15) one appointed by the Mayor of Peoria; | 17 | | (16) one appointed by the Mayor of Granite City; |
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| 1 | | (17) one appointed by the Mayor of Lawrenceville; and | 2 | | (18) one appointed by the Mayor of Savanna; and be it | 3 | | further | 4 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Commerce and | 5 | | Economic Opportunity - Office of Trade and Investment shall | 6 | | provide administrative support for the Trade Policy Task Force | 7 | | and shall reimburse for their reasonable and prudent expenses; | 8 | | and be it further | 9 | | RESOLVED, That the Trade Policy Task Force shall provide a | 10 | | final report by December 31, 2018.
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