IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 713 
Recognizing the friendship between the United Kingdom and the United 
States and expressing the support of the House of Representatives for 
a united, secure, and prosperous United Kingdom. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 4, 2014 
Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. 
KEATING, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. FRANKS of Ari-
zona, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. COOK, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. STOCKMAN, Mr. BRADY 
of Pennsylvania, Mr. LONG, Ms. BASS, Mr. TURNER, Ms. FRANKEL of 
Florida, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. COSTA, Ms. 
HAHN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. SPEIER, 
Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, and Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the friendship between the United Kingdom and 
the United States and expressing the support of the 
House of Representatives for a united, secure, and pros-
perous United Kingdom. 
Whereas the history and friendship between the people of the 
United States and the people of the United Kingdom in-
cludes nearly two and a half centuries of cultural, polit-
ical, military, economic, and diplomatic relations; 
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Whereas this relationship between the United States and the 
United Kingdom is based on shared values of democracy, 
individual freedom, and the rule of law; 
Whereas British statesman Winston Churchill in 1946 labeled 
the relationship between the United States and the 
United Kingdom the Special Relationship because of the 
unprecedented depth of cooperation and the extensive his-
toric ties between the two nations; 
Whereas throughout the 20th and early 21st centuries, the 
United States and the United Kingdom fought together 
in several struggles, including the First and Second 
World Wars, in which millions of American and British 
soldiers sacrificed for their countries; 
Whereas millions of Americans have Scottish roots and iden-
tify with their Scottish ancestry, and Scottish people and 
culture have had a profound effect on the United States 
throughout its history; 
Whereas the 300th anniversary of the Union of Scotland and 
England occurred on May 1, 2007; 
Whereas the United Kingdom, a nation of over 63 million 
people, is the world’s sixth-largest economy and an influ-
ential power with cultural, economic, and political influ-
ence around the world; 
Whereas in the United Kingdom, a system of devolution pro-
vides a statutory granting of powers from the Parliament 
of the United Kingdom to the Scottish Parliament and 
its executive body, the Scottish Government; 
Whereas in accordance with an agreement between the Scot-
tish Government and the United Kingdom Government, 
a referendum will be held in Scotland on September 18, 
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2014, on whether Scotland should be an independent 
country; and 
Whereas on June 5, 2014, speaking alongside the Prime Min-
ister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron, the Presi-
dent of the United States, Barack Obama, said the 
United States has a ‘‘deep interest in making sure that 
one of the closest allies we will ever have remains a 
strong, robust, united and effective partner’’: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) believes that a united, secure, and pros-
perous United Kingdom is important for U.S. na-
tional security priorities in Europe and around the 
world; 
(2) believes that diplomatic, economic, and mili-
tary cooperation between the United States and the 
United Kingdom in bilateral, trans-Atlantic, and 
global arenas is essential to the national security of 
the United States; 
(3) expresses deep friendship toward the Scot-
tish people; 
(4) respects the right of the Scottish people to 
make their decision regarding their status in the 
September 18, 2014, referendum; 
(5) expresses a firm commitment to continued 
cooperation between the United States and the 
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United Kingdom toward a more peaceful and pros-
perous world; and 
(6) expresses support for a united, secure, and 
prosperous United Kingdom. 
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