Resolution Urging Negotiation of a Bilateral Free Trade Agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom

Policy Status

  • Type: Model Resolution
  • Status: Final
  • Date Introduced: June 16, 2020
  • Date Finalized: August 9, 2020

Issues

  • Federalism
  • International Trade

    • Task Forces

  • Federalism and International Relations

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  • AM 2020

    • Summary

    The United Kingdom left the European Union on January 31, 2020, so it is now free to implement an independent trade policy.  The United States should negotiate with the UK as soon as feasible to establish a comprehensive bilateral free-trade agreement.
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    Resolution Urging Negotiation of a Bilateral Free Trade Agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom

    Whereas, the United Kingdom separated from the European Union on January 31, 2020, thus gaining the right to determine its own trade policies; and

    Whereas, the United States and the United Kingdom have strong historic, cultural, and economic bonds; and

    Whereas, the United States and the United Kingdom have an important trading relationship, with U.S. exports of goods and services to the U.K in 2018 of $140.4 billion, and imports of $121.5 billion; and

    Whereas, it is in the interests of both nations to strengthen the special relationship that binds our two democracies; now

    Therefore be it resolved, that the commonwealth/state of [insert state] urges the president of the United States to press forward expeditiously with the recently launched negotiations with the United Kingdom with the objective of establishing a free-trade agreement.

     

    Adopted by the Federalism and International Relations Task Force on July 17, 2020

    Approved by the Board of Directors on August 9, 2020