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Texas Senate Bill SR760

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12 By: Nelson, Huffman S.R. No. 760
2- (In the Senate - Filed May 16, 2019; May 16, 2019, read
3- first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs;
4- May 19, 2019, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 8,
5- Nays 0; May 19, 2019, sent to printer.)
6-Click here to see the committee vote
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95 SENATE RESOLUTION
106 WHEREAS, Texas is the nation's leading trade state, and its
117 future prosperity depends on bolstering trade among our North
128 American partners; and
13- WHEREAS, The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA),
14- which awaits ratification by the United States Congress, will
15- create a more level playing field for American workers, ensure
16- opportunities for trade in United States services, and benefit
17- farmers, ranchers, and agribusiness; moreover, it modernizes
18- protections for intellectual property, promotes collaboration in
19- tackling cybersecurity, and ensures that digital trade data can be
20- transferred cross-border with protections for the global digital
21- ecosystem; and
9+ WHEREAS, The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
10+ (USMCA), which awaits ratification by the United States
11+ Congress, will create a more level playing field for American
12+ workers, ensure opportunities for trade in United States
13+ services, and benefit farmers, ranchers, and agribusiness;
14+ moreover, it modernizes protections for intellectual property,
15+ promotes collaboration in tackling cybersecurity, and ensures
16+ that digital trade data can be transferred cross-border with
17+ protections for the global digital ecosystem; and
2218 WHEREAS, Texas exports totaled $315 billion in 2018; the
2319 state accounts for almost 20 percent of the nation's trade total,
2420 and 45 percent of Lone Star exports are destined for Mexico and
2521 Canada; more than 90 percent of Texas exporters are small
26- businesses, and the USMCA cuts red tape, making it easier for them
27- to tap into foreign markets; approximately 44 percent of our
22+ businesses, and the USMCA cuts red tape, making it easier for
23+ them to tap into foreign markets; approximately 44 percent of our
2824 state's agricultural products are exported, and the agreement
2925 provides enhanced market access for eggs, poultry, dairy, and
3026 certain food crops; and
31- WHEREAS, In 2017, Texas energy exports to Canada and Mexico
32- totaled almost $17 billion; the USMCA will promote the stability of
33- this industry by preserving and expanding market integration for
34- greater certainty, efficiency, and interregional investment; and
35- WHEREAS, Texas has more United States ports of entry than any
36- other state, and Laredo and El Paso are the two busiest trade
37- stations doing business with Mexico; while offering new commitments
38- for market access, the USMCA also addresses nontariff barriers
39- related to trade in remanufactured goods and import and export
40- licensing; and
27+ WHEREAS, In 2017, Texas energy exports to Canada and
28+ Mexico totaled almost $17 billion; the USMCA will promote the
29+ stability of this industry by preserving and expanding market
30+ integration for greater certainty, efficiency, and interregional
31+ investment; and
32+ WHEREAS, Texas has more United States ports of entry than
33+ any other state, and Laredo and El Paso are the two busiest trade
34+ stations doing business with Mexico; while offering new
35+ commitments for market access, the USMCA also addresses
36+ nontariff barriers related to trade in remanufactured goods and
37+ import and export licensing; and
4138 WHEREAS, Nearly one million jobs in Texas are supported by
4239 trade with Mexico and Canada; experts calculate that failure to
4340 ratify the USMCA could result in the loss of as many as 300,000 of
4441 those jobs; as North America has become more economically
4542 integrated, a collaborative approach to trade is absolutely
4643 necessary to protect American jobs and workers while fostering
4744 innovation; and
4845 WHEREAS, The trade landscape has shifted dramatically over
49- the past two decades, and the USMCA is designed to adapt to the new
50- terrain by strengthening our nation's export capabilities and
51- setting the standard for global trade agreements that will spur
52- continued economic dynamism for years to come; now, therefore, be
53- it
46+ the past two decades, and the USMCA is designed to adapt to the
47+ new terrain by strengthening our nation's export capabilities
48+ and setting the standard for global trade agreements that will
49+ spur continued economic dynamism for years to come; now,
50+ therefore, be it
5451 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 86th Texas Legislature
5552 hereby respectfully urge the United States Congress to unite in
5653 bipartisan support for the ratification of the United
5754 States-Mexico-Canada Agreement; and, be it further
5855 RESOLVED, That the secretary of the Texas Senate forward
5956 official copies of this resolution to the president of the United
60- States, to the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House
61- of Representatives of the United States Congress, and to all the
62- members of the Texas delegation to Congress with the request that
63- this resolution be entered in the Congressional Record as a
64- memorial to the Congress of the United States of America.
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57+ States, to the president of the Senate and the speaker of the
58+ House of Representatives of the United States Congress, and to
59+ all the members of the Texas delegation to Congress with the
60+ request that this resolution be entered in the Congressional
61+ Record as a memorial to the Congress of the United States of
62+ America.