# 117-hres-382: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should reaffirm its commitment as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and work with other WTO members to achieve reforms at the WTO that improve the speed and predictability of dispute settlement, address longstanding concerns with the WTO's Appellate Body, increase transparency at the WTO, ensure that WTO members invoke special and differential treatment reserved for developing countries only in fair and appropriate circumstances, and update the WTO rules to address the needs of the United States and other free and open economies in the 21st century.

117-hres-382, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should reaffirm its commitment as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and work with other WTO members to achieve reforms at the WTO that improve the speed and predictability of dispute settlement, address longstanding concerns with the WTO's Appellate Body, increase transparency at the WTO, ensure that WTO members invoke special and differential treatment reserved for developing countries only in fair and appropriate circumstances, and update the WTO rules to address the needs of the United States and other free and open economies in the 21st century., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hres-382
- Congress: 117
- Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should reaffirm its commitment as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and work with other WTO members to achieve reforms at the WTO that improve the speed and predictability of dispute settlement, address longstanding concerns with the WTO's Appellate Body, increase transparency at the WTO, ensure that WTO members invoke special and differential treatment reserved for developing countries only in fair and appropriate circumstances, and update the WTO rules to address the needs of the United States and other free and open economies in the 21st century.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2021-05-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should reaffirm its commitment as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and work with other WTO members to achieve reforms at the WTO that improve the speed and predictability of dispute settlement, address longstanding concerns with the WTO's Appellate Body, increase transparency at the WTO, ensure that WTO members invoke special and differential treatment reserved for developing countries only in fair and appropriate circumstances, and update the WTO rules to address the needs of the United States and other free and open economies in the 21st century.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] (R-GA), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2021-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2021-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] (R-OH), 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hres-382 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/382)

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