Bill Text: IA HCR5 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A concurrent resolution calling on the President of the United States to establish a United States-United Kingdom free-trade agreement.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 12-0)

Status: (N/A - Dead) 2021-01-28 - Laid over under Rule 25. H.J. 258. [HCR5 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2021-HCR5-Introduced.html
House Concurrent Resolution 5 - Introduced HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 5 BY WILLS , STONE , WESTRICH , BRADLEY , JENEARY , DOLECHECK , FISHER , GRABER , BAXTER , SHIPLEY , KAUFMANN , and KLEIN A Concurrent Resolution calling on the President of the 1 United States to establish a United States-United 2 Kingdom free-trade agreement. 3 WHEREAS, the United Kingdom separated from the 4 European Union on January 31, 2020, thus gaining the 5 right to determine its own trade policies; and 6 WHEREAS, the United States and the United Kingdom 7 have strong historic, cultural, and economic bonds; and 8 WHEREAS, the United States and the United Kingdom 9 have an important trade relationship, with United 10 States exports of goods and services to the United 11 Kingdom in 2018 totaling $146.9 billion, and imports 12 of goods and services from the United Kingdom totaling 13 $122.9 billion; and 14 WHEREAS, it is in the interests of both nations to 15 strengthen the special relationship that binds our two 16 democracies; NOW THEREFORE, 17 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE 18 SENATE CONCURRING, That the General Assembly of the 19 State of Iowa calls upon the President of the United 20 States to press forward expeditiously with recently 21 launched negotiations with the United Kingdom with the 22 objective of establishing a free-trade agreement; and 23 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That upon passage of this 24 resolution, the Secretary of the Senate shall transmit 25 copies of this resolution to the President of the 26 -1- LSB 1471YH (3) 89 dg/rn 1/ 2
H.C.R. 5 United States. 1 -2- LSB 1471YH (3) 89 dg/rn 2/ 2
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