119th Congress · introduced in the House · Feb 27, 2025
UNITED Act
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Latest action (Feb 27, 2025): Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Feb 27, 2025)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Congressional oversight · Congressional-executive branch relations · Europe · Free trade and trade barriers · Tariffs · Trade agreements and negotiations · United Kingdom
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17 citations.
SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$172,038
Spent on own lobbying
Discussions involving market access. Monitored H.R. 1743, UNITED Act. Monitored executive branch nominations to federal agencies.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$80,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Discussions involving market access Monitored H.R. 1743, UNITED Act Monitored executive branch nominations to federal agencies
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$172,038
Spent on own lobbying
Discussions involving market access. Monitored H.R. 1743, UNITED Act. Monitored executive branch nominations to federal agencies.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$80,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Discussions involving market access Monitored H.R. 1743, UNITED Act Monitored executive branch nominations to federal agencies
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$80,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Discussions involving market access Monitored H.R. 1743, UNITED Act Monitored executive branch nominations to federal agencies
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$80,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Discussions involving market access Monitored HR 1743 UNITED Act Monitored executive branch nominations to federal agencies
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · lobbying firm or registrant: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Foreign Relations
$17,960,000
Spent on own lobbying
…United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 661, MIRACLE Medical Technology Act H.R. 953, United States Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act H.R. 1743/S. 776, UNITED Act H.R. 2213/S. 998, Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act H.R. 2675, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act H.R. 3838, Streamlining…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · lobbying firm or registrant: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$17,960,000
Spent on own lobbying
…S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 953, United States Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act H.R. 1625, the HELP Extension Act H.R. 1743/S. 776, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act H.R. 2213/S. 998, Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act H.R. 2548/S.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · lobbying firm or registrant: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$13,650,000
Spent on own lobbying
…S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 953, United States Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act H.R. 1625, the HELP Extension Act H.R. 1743/S. 776, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act H.R. 2213/S. 998, Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act H.R. 2548/S.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · lobbying firm or registrant: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Foreign Relations
$13,650,000
Spent on own lobbying
…United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 661, MIRACLE Medical Technology Act H.R. 953, United States Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act H.R. 1743/S. 776, UNITED Act H.R. 2213/S. 998, Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act H.R. 2675, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act H.R. 3838, Streamlining…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$80,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Discussions involving market access Monitored HR 1743 UNITED Act Monitored executive branch nominations to federal agencies
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · lobbying firm or registrant: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Foreign Relations
$19,340,000
Spent on own lobbying
…United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 661, MIRACLE Medical Technology Act H.R. 953, United States Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act H.R. 1743/S. 776, UNITED Act S.J. Res. 37, A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada Draft legisla…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · lobbying firm or registrant: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$19,340,000
Spent on own lobbying
…es-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 953, United States Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act H.R. 1548/S. 691, Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act H.R. 1743/S. 776, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act H.R. 2213/S. 998, Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act H.R. 2325, Ce…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 17, 2025 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$80,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Discussions involving market access Monitored HR 1743 UNITED Act Monitored executive branch nominations to federal agencies
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · lobbying firm or registrant: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Foreign Relations
$19,340,000
Spent on own lobbying
…United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 661, MIRACLE Medical Technology Act H.R. 953, United States Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act H.R. 1743/S. 776, UNITED Act Draft legislation titled Medical Supply Chain Resilience Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5988/S. 3084, United States-Taiwan Expedi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · lobbying firm or registrant: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$19,340,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Research Advancement and Collaborative Leadership in Emerging (MIRACLE) Medical Technology Act H.R. 953, United States Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act H.R. 1743/S. 776, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act S. 998, A bill to authorize the President to enter into trade agree…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 17, 2025 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$80,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Discussions involving market access Monitored HR 1743 UNITED Act Monitored executive branch nominations to federal agencies
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing