Reference Documents

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Congressional Research Service, IF12347

Digital Trade and Data Policy: Select Key Issues 

Danielle M. Trachtenberg

Congressional Research Service, RR47679

Congressional and Executive Authority Over Foreign Trade Agreements

Cathleen D. Cimino-Isaacs

Congressional Research Service, IF10033

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and International Trade 

Christopher T. Zirpoli 

Congressional Research Service, R45148

U.S. Trade Policy Primer: Frequently Asked Questions

Cathleen D. Cimino-Isaacs

Congressional Research Service, IF10156

U.S. Trade Policy: Background and Current Issues 

Brock R. Williams 

Congressional Research Service, IF11016

U.S. Trade Policy Functions: Who Does What?

Shayerah I. Akhtar

Congressional Research Service, IF10667

Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962

Rachel F. Fefer 

Congressional Research Service, IF11346

Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974

Andres B. Schwarzenberg 

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 

2023 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

2023 Trade Policy Agenda and 2022 Annual Report of the President of the United States on the Trade Agreements Program

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

Congressional Legislation

Public Law 87-794

Trade Expansion Act of 1962

Public Law 93-617

Trade Act of 1974

Public Law 96-39

Trade Agreements Act of 1979

Public Law 100-418

Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988

Current Trade Issues

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Contributor: Zabei Frank

Trade Sanction’s Contribution to Food Insecurity

Contributor: Kate Wandsnider

The Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act (HOPE) 

Contributor: Nina Pollak

U.S. Export Controls Against China

Contributor: Riley Chambers

Aid for Trade

Contributor: Mia Buswell

The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)

Contributor: Brooke Woodwort

Unpacking IPEF and its Uncertain Impact on Trade

Contributor: Lucia Otten

USMCA Rapid Response Mechanism

Contributor: Rafael Centeno

U.S. Sanctions on Russia

Contributor: Spencer Chrein

Trade in the Bosphorous Strait

Contributor: Dylan Schick

2022 WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies

Contributor: Nolan Johnson

United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

Contributor: Megan Walsh

2021 Report to Congress On China’s WTO Compliance (Updated March 2022)

Contributors: Courtney Brown & Samantha Kromkowski

A History of Law and Lawyers in the GATT/WTO

Contributor: Gabrielle Marceau

Customs Modernization (Updated March 2022)

Contributors: Courtney Brown & Samantha Kromkowski

Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (Updated June 2022)

Contributor: Howard Fei

KORUS Free Trade Agreement (Updated March 2022)

Contributor: Courtney Brown

USICA/ Competes Act (Updated March 2022)

Contributor: Samantha Kromkowski

The African Growth and Opportunity Act

Contributor: Jake Levine