A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 11, 2026, as "Anti-Illicit Trade Awareness Day".

This resolution expresses strong support for designating June 11, 2026, as "Anti-Illicit Trade Awareness Day" to raise awareness and combat illicit trade in all its manifestations. Illicit trade encompasses not only inherently illegal products like drugs and counterfeit goods but also products that violate regulatory frameworks through customs fraud, tariff evasion, and misclassification. This global illegal economy is estimated to be a multi-trillion-dollar enterprise, significantly impacting economies worldwide. The resolution highlights that illicit trade poses a significant national security threat to the United States and its allies, financing criminal enterprises and eroding public trust. It fuels corruption, money laundering, human trafficking, and forced labor, while also being leveraged by malign state actors to destabilize nations and fund conflicts. The pervasiveness of illicit trade is exacerbated by global connectivity, supply chain expansion, and unregulated free trade zones. To counter these threats, the resolution supports elevating illicit trade and related illicit finance to national security priorities, integrating these efforts into national security strategies. It advocates for enhanced financial intelligence sharing on trade-based money laundering, the establishment of integrated intelligence fusion centers, and a sustained global network of trade transparency units. Ultimately, the resolution calls for continued advancement of coordinated whole-of-government and whole-of-society approaches to effectively combat illicit trade.