IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 817 
Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United 
States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotia-
tions for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment 
Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United King-
dom. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 11, 2016 
Mr. DENT (for himself, Mr. FLORES, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. ZINKE, Mr. BLUM, 
Mr. HANNA, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. KING of New York, and Mrs. WAGNER) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing continued support for the special relationship be-
tween the United States and the United Kingdom and 
urging commencement of negotiations for the develop-
ment of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partner-
ship (NATIP) between the United States and the United 
Kingdom. 
Whereas the United States and the United Kingdom share a 
special relationship embodied through common language, 
shared values, and mutual trust; 
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•HRES 817 IH 
Whereas there is an important shared history between the 
United States and the United Kingdom, with deep ties 
between the two economies; 
Whereas the United States and the United Kingdom have a 
shared commitment to mutual security objectives and the 
fight against global terrorism; 
Whereas the bilateral trade relationship between the United 
States and the United Kingdom is the largest in the 
world; 
Whereas the largest cumulative direct foreign investor in the 
United States economy is the United Kingdom; 
Whereas every State in the United States has jobs created 
and sustained by British companies, supporting at least 
900,000 thousand jobs nationwide; 
Whereas British affiliate companies contribute to the United 
States gross domestic product, with $135,000,000,000 in 
value added; 
Whereas the United States and the United Kingdom are ac-
tive participants in international organizations, including 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, G–8, the United 
Nations, and the World Trade Organization; 
Whereas trade between the United States and the United 
Kingdom remains important to both nations’ economic 
security, with the United Kingdom serving as one the 
largest markets for United States exports and one of the 
largest suppliers of United States imports; 
Whereas corporate assets invested by the United Kingdom 
into the United States total over $2,000,000,000,000; 
Whereas the United Kingdom is one of the closest allies of 
the United States; and 
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•HRES 817 IH 
Whereas the people of the United Kingdom voted, through a 
June 23, 2016, referendum, to leave the European 
Union: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) reaffirms the strength and endurance of the 
special relationship between the United States and 
the United Kingdom; 
(2) respects the decision of the June 23, 2016, 
referendum and recognizes that this vote will not di-
minish the importance of the bond between the Gov-
ernments and people of the United States and the 
United Kingdom; 
(3) supports immediate discussions between the 
Government of the United States and the Govern-
ment of the United Kingdom focused on ways to 
maintain bilateral trade relations and a new free- 
trade agreement; and 
(4) instructs the United States Trade Rep-
resentative to immediately commence negotiations 
with the United Kingdom for the development of a 
new North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partner-
ship (NATIP) between the United States and the 
United Kingdom. 
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