AR HR1021

Encourages U.S. Congress to enact trade policy that holds high-polluting countries like China and Russia accountable for their pollution output and promotes American economic development.

Notes that Chinese goods generate 3 times the emissions and Russian goods generate 4 times the emissions of equivalent U.S.-made goods, with Russian minerals, oil, and natural gas significantly more pollution-intensive than U.S. equivalents.

Cites rural economic challenges including average per capita income of $50,000 versus $64,000 nationally, poverty rate of 15.4% versus 12.8% nationwide, and manufacturing employment declining over 20% in the past 20 years.

States the U.S. has lost approximately 5 million jobs in the last 20 years due to trade policy favoring foreign polluters, with half of those losses resulting from the trade deficit with China.

Directs the Chief Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the resolution to the Secretary of the U.S. Senate, the Clerk of the U.S. House, and each member of the Arkansas delegation to Congress.