Title: Free Trade Agreement Between the United States and the United Kingdom

Summary: Commends Congress for granting trade promotion authority to executive branch, urges executive branch to negotiate comprehensive & mutually beneficial free trade agreement between US & UK, & urges Congress to ratify such agreement.

Full Text:
WHEREAS, expansion of global trade, es pecially with the United Kingdom, is of vital importance to the growth of the United States' economy, small business participation in the international marketplace, and job creation, and WHEREAS, this state would benefit greatly from the ratification of a comprehensive free trade agreement, which, WHEREAS, the successful implementation of a free trade agreement will increase exports to the United Kingdom from this state, and WHEREAS, the United States Constitution grants the United States Congress exclusive authority to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and WHEREAS, the negotiation of a successful free trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom will require bipartisan cooperation between state, fede ral, and foreign governments, NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida: That Congress of the United States is commended for granting trade promotion authority to the executive branch, the executive branch is urged to complete a timely and successful negotiation of a comprehensive and mutually beneficial free trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom, and the Congress of the United States is urged to ratify such agreement. HM 1307 2020 hm1307 FL OR I DA HO US EO FR EP RE SE NT A TI VE SBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of State dispatch copies of this memorial to the President of the United States, to the President of the United States Senate, to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and to each member of the Florida delegation to the United States Congress.