Daily Update on Capitol Hill Trade Actions
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Today. The following are brief summaries of recent Capitol Hill actions:
President Signs Agriculture Appropriations Conference Report
On October 21, 2009, the President signed into law (Public Law 111-080) the conference report to accompany H.R. 2997, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, which would provide FY 2010 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Health and Human Services, and other related agencies.
Senate Agreed to Defense Authorization Conference Report
On October 22 ,2009, the Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 2647, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, etc.
Food Safety System Hearing Held in Senate
On October 22, 2009, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee concluded a hearing to examine keeping America's families safe, focusing on reforming the food safety system.
Coast Guard Authorization Bill Being Considered in House
On October 22, 2009, the House began consideration of H.R. 3619, to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2010. The House was expected to continue its consideration on October 23, 2009.
Cargo Security at Land Ports of Entry Hearing Held in House
On October 22, 2009, the House Committee on Homeland Security's Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism held a hearing entitled "Cargo Security at Land Ports of Entry: Are we Meeting the Challenge?"
Trade-Related Bills Introduced on October 22, 2009
On October 22, 2009, the following trade-related bills were introduced:
| Returned U.S. gov't property | S. 1839. A bill to provide for duty free treatment for certain United States Government property returned to the United States |
| Chemical | S. 1840. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on Linuron |
| Chemical | S. 1841. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Terbacil |
| Returned property | S. 1842. A bill to modify the provisions of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States relating to returned property |
| Ski poles | S. 1844. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on ski poles |
| Chemical | S. 1845. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on Avermectin B |
| Chemical | S. 1846. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on cloquintocet-mexyl |
| Chemical | S. 1847. A bill to modify and extend the suspension of duty on clodinafop-propargyl |
| Chemical | S. 1848. A bill to modify and extend the suspension of duty on fludioxinil technical |
| Chemical | S. 1849. A bill to renew the temporary suspension of duty on primsulfuron |
| Chemical | S. 1850. A bill to modify and extend the suspension of duty on pinoxaden |
| Chemical | S. 1851. A bill to modify and extend the suspension of duty on azoxytrobin |
| Chemical | S. 1852. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on prosulfuron technical |
| Chemical | S. 1853. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on mefenoxam technical |
| Chemical | S. 1854. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on pymetrozine technical |
| Chemical | S. 1855. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on cyproconazole technical |
| Chemical | H.R. 3899. A bill to extend temporarily the duty on 1,3-bis(4-aminophenoxy)benzene (RODA); |
| Chemical | H.R. 3900. A bill to extend temporarily the duty suspension on 4,4'-Oxydiphthalic anhydride (ODPA); |
| Chemical | A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on phenyl (4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl) carbamate |
If it is determined that any of the above Congressional actions, hearings, or bills warrant more in-depth coverage, such information will be provided separately in a future issue of International Trade Today.