New Legislation Affecting International Trade for January 14-25, 2008
The following are the trade-related bills that were introduced in the House or Senate during the week of January 14-25, 2008:
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| H.R. 4960 | to repeal various provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008, relating to immigration and border security fencing |
| H.R. 4933 | to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to protect captive wildlife and to make technical corrections, and for other purposes |
| H.R. 4987 | to require construction of fencing and security improvements in the border area from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico |
| H. Res. 925 | A resolution condemning the People's Republic of China for its socially unacceptable business practices, including the manufacturing and exportation of unsafe products, casual disregard for the environment, and exploitative employment practices |
| H. Res. 926 | A resolution recognizing the importance of food, product safety, and U.S. trade policy |
| H.R. 5059 | A bill to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act with respect to lesser developed countries |
| H.R. 5069 | A bill to require manufacturers to demonstrate sufficient means to cover, for certain products distributed in commerce, costs of potential recalls, and for other purposes |
| H. Res. 928 | A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the trade relationship between the U.S. and India |
| H.R. 5084 | to require the Secretary of State to conduct ongoing assessments of the effectiveness of sanctions against Iran, and for other purposes |
| H.R. 5102 | to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and articles exported from the United States in commerce and to use amounts collected from the fee to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects in the transportation trade corridors for which the fee is collected, and for other purposes |
| H.R. 5136 | A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. to permit foreign jewelry manufacturers who purchase precious metal produced in the U.S. for use in the manufacture of jewelry abroad to pay import duties on the value of the imported jewelry articles less the value of all U.S. origin precious metals incorporated in the article. |
See today's ITT, 08022810, for BP summary of the House Ways and Means Committee's request for comments on miscellaneous tariff and duty suspension bills, which contains a link to a "comprehensive list" of miscellaneous tariff and dutysuspension bills.