S. 776 119th Congress Senate

UNITED Act

Official title: A bill to provide the President with authority to enter into a comprehensive trade agreement with the United Kingdom, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 27, 2025 Introduced by: Christopher A. Coons Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov

Foreign Trade and International Finance Congressional oversightCongressional-executive branch relationsEuropeFree trade and trade barriers

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TariffsTrade agreements and negotiationsUnited Kingdom

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Feb 27, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism Act or the UNITED Act

This bill grants certain authorities to the President for entering into a comprehensive trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom (UK).

Specifically, the bill directs the President to seek to initiate negotiations with the UK regarding tariff and nontariff barriers affecting any industry, product, or service sector.

The bill authorizes the President to enter into a comprehensive trade agreement with the UK, with such authority expiring on March 1, 2029. Further, the President may proclaim a modification or continuance of any existing duty or a continuance of existing excise or duty-free treatment to carry out an agreement, with certain limitations.

The bill also requires the President to consult with and notify Congress regarding the intention of the President to enter into an agreement or make a proclamation.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Finance Committee
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Lobbying activity 2

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
for CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
for CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
2 filings
Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB)
2 filings
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
2 filings
Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)
2 filings
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
2 filings
Bureau of Reclamation
2 filings
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
2 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
2 filings

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Cosponsors 1

Moran, Jerry

Kansas · Feb 27, 2025

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