On Wednesday, March 30, the House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing titled, “The Biden Administration’s 2022 Trade Policy Agenda.” During the hearing, Members and the witness discussed: China, including the China Section 301 tariff exclusion process; TRIPS waiver; the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF); Russia; the United States-Mexico- Canada Agreement (USMCA); the U.S.-EU partnership; the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); supply chain resiliency; and Generalized System of Preferences (GSP).
On Thursday, March 31, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing titled, “The President’s 2022 Trade Policy Agenda.” During the hearing, Senators and the witness discussed: the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); China; the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF); increasing market access; U.S. clean energy capacity building; Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); TRIPS waiver; digital trade; Russia; the African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA); and supply chain resiliency.