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    <item congress="119" measure-type="s" measure-number="776" measure-id="id119s776" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2025-02-27" update-date="2025-07-09">
        <title>UNITED Act</title>
        <summary summary-id="id119s776v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2025-07-09">
            <action-date>2025-02-27</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism Act or the UNITED Act</strong></p><p>This bill grants certain authorities to the President for entering into a comprehensive trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom (UK).</p><p>Specifically, the bill directs the President to seek to initiate negotiations with the UK regarding tariff and nontariff barriers affecting any industry, product, or service sector.</p><p>The bill authorizes the President to enter into a comprehensive trade agreement with the UK, with such authority expiring on March 1, 2029. Further, the President may proclaim a modification or continuance of any existing duty or a continuance of existing excise or duty-free treatment to carry out an agreement, with certain limitations.</p><p>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.</p>]]></summary-text>
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