[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 817 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 817

 Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the 
    United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of 
    negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and 
Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United 
                                Kingdom.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 11, 2016

 Mr. Dent (for himself, Mr. Flores, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Blum, 
    Mr. Hanna, Mr. Abraham, Mr. King of New York, and Mrs. Wagner) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
                        the committee concerned

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the 
    United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of 
    negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and 
Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United 
                                Kingdom.

Whereas the United States and the United Kingdom share a special relationship 
        embodied through common language, shared values, and mutual trust;
Whereas there is an important shared history between the United States and the 
        United Kingdom, with deep ties between the two economies;
Whereas the United States and the United Kingdom have a shared commitment to 
        mutual security objectives and the fight against global terrorism;
Whereas the bilateral trade relationship between the United States and the 
        United Kingdom is the largest in the world;
Whereas the largest cumulative direct foreign investor in the United States 
        economy is the United Kingdom;
Whereas every State in the United States has jobs created and sustained by 
        British companies, supporting at least 900,000 thousand jobs nationwide;
Whereas British affiliate companies contribute to the United States gross 
        domestic product, with $135,000,000,000 in value added;
Whereas the United States and the United Kingdom are active participants in 
        international organizations, including the North Atlantic Treaty 
        Organization, G-8, the United Nations, and the World Trade Organization;
Whereas trade between the United States and the United Kingdom remains important 
        to both nations' economic security, with the United Kingdom serving as 
        one the largest markets for United States exports and one of the largest 
        suppliers of United States imports;
Whereas corporate assets invested by the United Kingdom into the United States 
        total over $2,000,000,000,000;
Whereas the United Kingdom is one of the closest allies of the United States; 
        and
Whereas the people of the United Kingdom voted, through a June 23, 2016, 
        referendum, to leave the European Union: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) reaffirms the strength and endurance of the special 
        relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom;
            (2) respects the decision of the June 23, 2016, referendum 
        and recognizes that this vote will not diminish the importance 
        of the bond between the Governments and people of the United 
        States and the United Kingdom;
            (3) supports immediate discussions between the Government 
        of the United States and the Government of the United Kingdom 
        focused on ways to maintain bilateral trade relations and a new 
        free-trade agreement; and
            (4) instructs the United States Trade Representative to 
        immediately commence negotiations with the United Kingdom for 
        the development of a new North Atlantic Trade and Investment 
        Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United 
        Kingdom.
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