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The House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, joined by the full committee, held a six-hour hearing on USTR's forthcoming 2026 trade policy agenda. Ambassador Greer's testimony focused on USMCA joint review preparations, the §232 docket, and USTR's position on bipartisan proposals to narrow IEEPA's tariff-relevant provisions. Republican members pressed for expansion of §301 leverage against China while Democratic members centered labor-enforcement mechanisms under USMCA. The hearing surfaced early contours of amendments to S. 2847 (Trade Review Act) that would require congressional approval for any §232 quota reopening.
USTR is statutorily required to transmit the annual trade policy agenda to Congress by March 1. The hearing preceded the formal submission and allowed committee members to preview the Section 232 critical minerals investigation and the upcoming USMCA joint review.
Republican members pressed for expansion of Section 301 China leverage while Democratic members focused on labor-enforcement mechanisms under USMCA. Bipartisan convergence emerged around narrowing IEEPA's use for tariffs, though ranking-member proposals for a standalone vote remain stalled.