New Legislation Affecting International Trade for September 22-24, 2008
The following are the trade-related bills and resolutions that were introduced in the House or Senate during September 22-24, 2008:
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| Bill No. | Introduced | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|
| S. 3529 | 09/22/08 | to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote food security, to stimulate rural economies, and to improve emergency response to food crises, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes |
| H.R. 6981 | 09/22/08 | to make technical corrections to section 4406 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 |
| H.R. 6988 | 09/22/08 | to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to treat wildlife, other than birds, used or intended to be used in penned dog training activities as prohibited wildlife species under that Act, to make corrections in the provisions relating to captive wildlife offenses under that Act, and for other purposes |
| H.R. 7002 | 09/23/08 | to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish and collect a national container fee and to use amounts collected from the fee to make grants for infrastructure projects at U.S. seaports and in surrounding areas to improve the movement of goods, enhance transportation security, and mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods |
| H.R. 7012 | 09/23/08 | to amend title 23, U.S. Code, to authorize States to issue special permits to allow the operation of vehicles of not to exceed 95,000 pounds on Interstate System highways for the hauling of livestock |
| H.R. 7014 | 09/23/08 | to provide for the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement |
| H. Res. 1483 | 09/23/08 | resolution regarding the recent decision by the President to declare Venezuela and Bolivia as nations that have "failed demonstrably" to meet their international commitments to combat the production and trafficking of illicit drugs |
| S. 3563 | 09/24/08 | to authorize appropriations under the Arms Export Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for security assistance for fiscal years 2009 and 2010, and for other purposes |
| H.R. 7059 | 09/24/08 | to require the sale of certain defense articles and defense services to Taiwan; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs |
| H. Con. Res. 425 | 09/24/08 | expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need to pass meaningful legislation to protect commercial and government data from data breaches |
Details on these bills and resolutions are available at http://thomas.loc.gov/ (search by bill number).