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This resolution would reaffirm the strength and endurance of the special relationship between the U.S. and the United Kingdom in addition to calling for a bilateral free-trade agreement between America and Britain. It also expresses respect for the decision of British voters to remove their country from the European in the “Brexit” and recognizes that the vote won’t diminish the importance of the bond between the governments and people of the U.S. and Britain.

The U.S. Trade Representative would be instructed to immediately begin negotiations with the United Kingdom over a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the two countries.

As a simple resolution, this bill wouldn’t advance beyond the House if passed and wouldn’t have the force of law.

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