3.0.0 4450 2022-12-29T17:48:34Z 2023-09-05T17:28:05Z Senate S 2022-06-22 117 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2022-06-22T19:17:48Z 2022-06-22 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2022-06-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH N C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2022-06-22 True Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2022-06-22 Introduced in Senate 2022-09-09T19:51:45Z Securing Privileged Economic, Commercial, Investment, And Legal Rights to Ensure Longstanding Atlantic Trade and Investment Opportunities and Nurture Security, Happiness, Innovation, and Prosperity Act or the SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP Act

This bill grants certain authorities to the President for entering into a comprehensive trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom (UK).

Specifically, the bill directs the President to initiate negotiations with the UK regarding tariff and nontariff barriers affecting any industry, product, or service sector.

The bill authorizes the President to enter into a comprehensive trade agreement with the UK, with such authority expiring on July 1, 2027. Further, the President may proclaim a modification or continuance of any existing duty or continuance of existing excise or duty-free treatment to carry out an agreement, with certain limitations.

The bill also requires the President to consult with and notify Congress regarding the intention of the President to enter into an agreement or make a proclamation.

]]> SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP Act Display Title SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP Act Short Title(s) as Introduced SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Securing Privileged Economic, Commercial, Investment, And Legal Rights to Ensure Longstanding Atlantic Trade and Investment Opportunities and Nurture Security, Happiness, Innovation, and Prosperity Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide the President with authority to enter into a comprehensive trade agreement with the United Kingdom, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s4450is/xml/BILLS-117s4450is.xml 2022-06-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.