Trade Update – April 28, 2026

Featured Headlines

	Affordable CA Campaign Submits Nearly 1 Million Voter Signatures to Qualify for November 2026 Ballot CalChamber, April 27, 2026 Let’s Build an Affordable California – Commentary by President and CEO, Jennifer Barrera CalChamber, October 21, 2025 It’s Time to Build an Affordable California. More than five decades ago, the Golden State enacted a sweeping law governing the review of public works projects – a law that promised “productive harmony to fulfill the social and economic requirements of present and future generations.” But that promise is broken. California’s future is being held back by its past. Building an Affordable California Act (BACA) Read the Measure Real CEQA Reform for Essential Housing Projects Real CEQA Reform for Essential Clean Energy Projects Get the Facts FAQ Articles on BACA

	King Charles III Addresses Joint Meeting of U.S. Congress CSPAN, April 28, 2026 President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump to Welcome His Majesty King Charles the III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Her Majesty Queen Camilla for a State Visit The White House, April 25, 2026

California

	California Travel Industry Continues as Economic Mainstay CalChamber, April 24, 2026

Trade Policy

The White House

• Trump has not mentioned Canada paying an ‘entry fee’ ahead of USMCA talks, says Carney
  American Journal of Transportation, April 23, 2026
• Tariff Refunds Are Coming. Just (Probably) Not for You.
  U.S. News, April 22, 2026

U.S. State Department

• Secretary of State Marco Rubio and European Union Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič, at the Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the U.S.-EU Strategic Partnership on Critical Minerals, Washington, D.C.
  April 24, 2026

U.S. Department of Commerce

• Procedures for Submissions by Certain Steel and Aluminum Producers Committing to New U.S. Steel or Aluminum Production To Obtain Tariff Adjustments Under Proclamation 10984
  Federal Register, April 23, 2026
• Secretary Howard Lutnick’s Statement Before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science
  April 22,2026

U.S. Trade Representative

• Ambassador Jamieson Greer Announces United States-European Union Action Plan for Critical Minerals Supply Chain Resilience
  April 24, 2026
• Greer Supports AGOA Renewal
  Washington Tariff and Trade Letter, April 24, 2026
• President Trump’s Trade Policy is Delivering for the American People
  April 23, 2026

World Trade Organization

• WTO project aims to step up ePing use to increase transparency and market access in Africa
  April 27, 2026
• WTO members discuss Aid for Trade, technical assistance, LDC priorities in Development Week
  April 22, 2026

Trade Agreements/ Cooperation

• Foreign automakers threaten to pull cheapest models from US without trade deal, WSJ reports
  Reuters, April 27, 2026
• India and New Zealand sign a free trade agreement to deepen economic ties
  The Associated Press, April 27, 2026
• US, EU deepen cooperation on critical minerals with eye to broader agreement
  American Journal of Transportation, April 24, 2026
• Poland says it will challenge Mercosur trade deal in EU’s top court
  American Journal of Transportation, April 24, 2026

More International Articles

• UAE to leave OPEC in blow to group
  The Wall Street Journal, April 28, 2026
• The Panama Canal: A tangled web is weaved
  American Journal of Transportation, April 20, 2026