# 119-hconres-2: Reclaiming Congress’s Constitutional Mandate in Trade Resolution

119-hconres-2, Reclaiming Congress’s Constitutional Mandate in Trade Resolution, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA); status introduced (as of 2026-09-30).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hconres-2
- Congress: 119
- Title: Reclaiming Congress’s Constitutional Mandate in Trade Resolution
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-30

## Summary

**Shift U.S. trade authority from the executive branch to Congress.** This concurrent resolution would create a Joint Ad Hoc Committee to design a plan to move the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative's functions into the legislative branch and would establish a Congressional Advisory Board to advise that effort. - A 14-member Joint Ad Hoc Committee would be formed from House and Senate trade-related committees. The committee could subpoena witnesses, hire experts, and must submit a transfer plan within 16 months after all members are appointed. - The U.S. Trade Representative and other executive agencies would be required to provide information and assistance to the committee and advisory board. The bill conditions any transfer on the committee’s plan and sets a latest possible transfer point tied to a four-year period or July 1, 2028. - A 21-member Congressional Advisory Board would include appointees from congressional leaders and the USTR and representatives of labor, industry, agriculture, small business, environmental groups, and consumers. Members serve without pay and non-Washington residents may receive travel expenses.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Plan to move trade policy to Congress: mixed, high. If adopted by both chambers, this resolution would create a 14‑member Joint Ad Hoc Committee to plan moving U.S. trade duties from the U.S. Trade Representative to Congress. Nine House members and five Senators would serve; leaders would appoint them and name a Chair and Vice Chair. The committee c…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-8413: SECURE Data Act
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-278: BROADBAND Leadership Act
- 119-hr-7212: Hemp Enforcement, Modernization, and Protection Act
- 119-hr-3235: MOMS Act
- 119-hr-10204: Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act

## Sources
- [119-hconres-2 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/2)

## Related
- [119-hr-8413: SECURE Data Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8413)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-278: BROADBAND Leadership Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-278)
- [119-hr-7212: Hemp Enforcement, Modernization, and Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7212)
- [119-hr-3235: MOMS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3235)
- [119-hr-10204: Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10204)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hconres-2 (as of 2026-09-30).