Time to Get Out of the WTO
In a long-overdue step toward reasserting American independence, Congress has introduced legislation to withdraw the United States from the World Trade Organization (WTO).
House Joint Resolution 93 (H. J. Res. 93), titled “Withdrawing approval of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization,” has been introduced by U.S. Representative Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.). It is co-sponsored by Representatives Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Barry Moore (R-Ala.), Scott Perry (R-Pa.), and Tony Wied (R-Wis.).
This one-page resolution declares, “Congress withdraws its approval, provided under section 101(a) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, of the WTO Agreement as defined in section 2(9) of that Act.” The Uruguay Round Agreements Act, enacted by Congress in 1994, established U.S. membership in the WTO, which was formally established on January 1, 1995. Accordingly, H. J. Res. 93 would fully withdraw the United States from the WTO.
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