Bill · H.R. 953· House(119-HR-953)
United States Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act
- Introduced
- 2/4/2025
- Last activity
- 2/4/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Sponsored by
- Carol Miller
- Cosponsors
- - 2 - 6
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The "United States Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act" aims to strengthen American trade competitiveness and economic leadership in the Indo-Pacific region. The bill directs the United States International Trade Commission to investigate how existing regional trade agreements impact U.S. exports, growth, and supply chain resiliency. It also establishes the "Indo-Pacific Trade Strategy Commission" to develop a comprehensive trade strategy. This commission is tasked with promoting U.S. innovation, exports, and economic opportunities while countering the aggressive trade agenda of the People's Republic of China. The commission will consist of 12 experts and must submit a final report to Congress within 18 months.
Yes· 3 of 12
Would business owners be better off under this?+5
The bill seeks to address barriers to trade and increase export opportunities for American businesses.
Is this likely to grow the economy?+5
The bill seeks to grow the economy by promoting U.S. innovation, exports, and addressing trade barriers in the Indo-Pacific.
Does this make patent and copyright rules fairer?+5
The bill seeks to counter the People's Republic of China's history of intellectual property theft.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Economic Growth and Opportunity: The creation of a trade strategy aims to promote United States innovation, exports, and economic opportunities for workers and businesses (Section 4(a)(1)(B)).
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Strengthened Economic Security: The bill seeks to bolster United States economic and national security, including addressing specific economic resilience vulnerabilities (Section 4(a)(1)(F)).
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Supply Chain Reliability: The establishment of the Commission is intended to promote United States supply chain resilience (Section 4(a)(1)(G)).
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Worker and Business Competitiveness: By investigating how regional agreements and non-tariff barriers impact the market, the bill seeks to address the competitiveness of American workers and businesses (Section 3(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly detailed in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+5Good For Union Workers+4Good For Middle Class Households+3Good For Low Income Households+2
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Economic Growth+5Improves Small Business Support+3Improves Union Protections+3
- Education And Technology
- Improves Intellectual Property Fairness+5
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves International Alliances+4Improves Veterans Benefits+1
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Environmental Protections+3
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+2
- 12/16/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/2/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/11/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/4/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 5 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Ami BeraDemocrat · California
Donald BeyerDemocrat · Virginia
Ed CaseDemocrat · Hawaii
Jim CostaDemocrat · California
Darin LaHoodRepublican · Illinois
Dave MinDemocrat · California
Jimmy PanettaDemocrat · California
Adrian SmithRepublican · Nebraska