On June 24, 2010, both the House and Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 2194, the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act.
The President has written a letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives asking Congress to consider amendments in his FY 2011 Budget for the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice. These amendments would support efforts to secure the Southwest border and enhance Federal border protection, law enforcement, and counternarcotics activities.The amounts requested would be partially offset by cancelling $100 million from a lower priority program within the Department of Homeland Security.
In written testimony before the Senate Finance Committee on June 23, 2010, Commerce Secretary Locke laid out his Department's position on the U.S. trade relationship with China, touching on issues such as currency in the context of pending countervailing duty investigations, market access, intellectual property rights, indigenous innovation, etc.
On June 23, 2010, the following report was filed in the House:
On June 24, 2010, the following trade-related hearings will be held:
On June 23, 2010, the following trade-related bills were introduced:
On June 23, 2010, the House passed S. 1660, a bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the emissions of formaldehyde from composite wood products. (The Senate passed S. 1660 on June 14, 2010.)
On June 23, 2010, the House Homeland Security Committee marked up the following homeland security legislation: H.R. 5498, The “WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2010” and H.R. 5562, The “Homeland Security Grant Management Improvement Act.”
On June 23, 2010, the Senate resumed its consideration of amendments to the House-passed H.R. 4213, the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act (the Tax Extenders or Jobs bill). The Senate is expected to continue its consideration of H.R. 4213 on June 24, 2010.
On June 23, 2010, the Senate is scheduled to resume its consideration of amendments to the House-passed H.R. 4213, the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act (the Tax Extenders or Jobs bill).