Full Text of HJR0037 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 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, 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
| 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
| 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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