On June 1, 2010, Senator Lincoln, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, announced that the Committee will begin hearings on the reauthorization of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (“Farm Bill”) in June 2010. The first hearing is scheduled for June 30, 2010 and will focus on maintaining a strong U.S. farm policy.
"Daily Update on Capitol Hill Trade Actions" is a daily International Trade Today compilation of the most relevant legislation, hearings, and actions by Congress involving international trade. The following are brief summaries of recent Capitol Hill actions:
On May 28, 2010, the House of Representatives amended and passed the Senate amendment to H.R. 4213, the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act (aka the Tax Extender bill or Jobs bill).
Daily Update on Capitol Hill Trade Actions" is a daily International Trade Today compilation of the most relevant legislation, hearings, and actions by Congress involving international trade. The following are brief summaries of recent Capitol Hill actions:
On May 27, 2010, the Senate amended and passed the FY 2010 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 4899), to provide additional funds for war activities in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Gulf Coast oil spill, flood recovery, and Haiti, among other things.
Daily Update on Capitol Hill Trade Actions" is a daily International Trade Today compilation of the most relevant legislation, hearings, and actions by Congress involving international trade. The following are brief summaries of recent Capitol Hill actions:
On May 24, 2010, Senators Lincoln (R), Pryor (R), Bingaman (D) and Brown (D) introduced S. 3396 in order to establish a Supply Star program to identify and promote practices, companies, and products that use highly efficient supply chains in a manner that conserves energy, water, and other resources.
On May 25, 2010, Representative Spratt (D), co-chairman of the Congressional Textile Caucus, and others introduced H.R. 5393, “The Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2010” (TESA), in order to give the federal government new resources, authorities, and direction to enforce textile and apparel trade obligations, particularly with respect to illegal textile trafficking in the DR-CAFTA region.
The following are the trade-related hearings scheduled for May 24-29, 2010:
"Daily Update on Capitol Hill Trade Actions" is a daily International Trade Today compilation of the most relevant legislation, hearings, and actions by Congress involving international trade. The following are brief summaries of recent Capitol Hill actions: