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S.Res.632 / 109th Congress

A resolution urging the United States and the European Union to work together to strengthen the transatlantic market.

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 12/8/2006 S11827; text as passed Senate: CR 12/8/2006 S11827; text of measure as introduced: CR 12/8/2006 S11791)

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Version 82 · Passed Senate without amendment · Dec 9, 2006

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Supports efforts by the United States and the European Union to fulfill commitments made in recent summits to implement all aspects of the United States-European Union Initiative to Enhance Transatlantic Economic Integration and Growth.

Calls upon the leadership of the United States and the European Union to identify and eliminate unnecessary regulatory compliance costs and non-tariff barriers to trade and investment at an accelerated pace. Urges such parties at the 2007 United States-European Union Summit to agree to a target date of 2015 for completing the transatlantic market and a study of existing obstacles to creating a transatlantic market that includes estimates of the costs of existing barriers to trade and investment and a timetable for removing those barriers.

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Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT] · R–UT

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      1. Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 12/8/2006 S11827; text as passed Senate: CR 12/8/2006 S11827; text of measure as introduced: CR 12/8/2006 S11791)

      2. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 12/8/2006 S11827; text as passed Senate: CR 12/8/2006 S11827; text of measure as introduced: CR 12/8/2006 S11791)

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