S. 3123: United Kingdom Trade Continuity Act

114th Congress · introduced 2016-06-29 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-06-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

United Kingdom Trade Continuity Act

Plain summary

United Kingdom Trade Continuity Act This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the United States supports the decision by the people of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union (EU). The United States shall continue to comply with the terms of all existing commercial agreements between it and the EU governing commerce between the United States and the United Kingdom, unless specifically provided otherwise. It is the sense of Congress that the President should initiate negotiations expeditiously with the United Kingdom to reach a final comprehensive bilateral trade agreement. Trade authorities (fast track) procedures shall apply to a congressional bill implementing such a trade agreement.

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Official text

United Kingdom Trade Continuity Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · 1 cosponsors

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Tom Cotton (R-AR)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s3123.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s3123 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114