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Trade-Related Bills, Resolutions Introduced on Feb 11

On February 11, 2011, the following trade-related bills were introduced:

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  • Africa. A bill to advance the mutual interests of the U.S. and Africa with respect to the promotion of trade and investment and the advancement of socioeconomic development and opportunity, and for other purposes (H.R. 656)
  • FAA appropriations. A bill to amend title 49, U.S. Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2011 through 2014, to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, and improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national aviation system, and for other purposes (H.R. 658)
  • Surface transportation funding. A bill to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs (H.R. 662)
  • DHS procurement. A bill to prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from procuring certain items directly related to the national security unless the items are grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the U.S., and for other purposes (H.R. 679)
  • FTAs. A resolution recognizing the importance of trade to the U.S. economy and the importance of passing free trade agreements with Colombia, South Korea, and Panama (H. Res. 86)