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Senate Democrats Push 40 Bills as Part of Manufacturing Campaign, Includes CHB 'Customer Rules' Bill
October 30, 2013 by Brian Dabbs|Congress

Sens. Chris Coons, D-Del., Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and 20 other Senate Democrats launched the Manufacturing Jobs for America initiative on Oct. 29, a campaign designed to push forward 40 trade-related bills (here). Among the bills is the FAIR Enforcement Against Duty Evasion Act. The legislation, yet to be introduced in this Congress, would create “know your customer” rules for customs brokers, implement improvements to the importer record database, and permanently eliminate the AD “bonding-in-lieu” provision for new shippers. Senator Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., last introduced the legislation in 2011 (see 11092222).

House Members Press Infrastructure Needs for Oil and Gas Export
October 29, 2013 by Brian Dabbs|Congress

The North American Energy Infrastructure Act, H.R. 3301 (here), provides the regulatory certainty needed to transport increasingly abundant U.S. energy across the Canadian and Mexican borders, Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., told an Oct. 29 hearing focused on the legislation (here). The legislation would enable the infrastructure construction required to keep pace with an expected continued hike in U.S. oil and natural gas production, said Upton.

Finance Committee Identifies Witnesses for TTIP Hearing
October 28, 2013 by Brian Dabbs|Congress

The Senate Finance Committee, chaired by Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., will conduct a hearing on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership on Oct. 30. Baucus and ranking member Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, will deliver statements, according to a committee release.The following witnesses will testify:

Ensure TPP Does Not Replicate KORUS Deficit, Says Rep. Slaughter
October 25, 2013 by Brian Dabbs|Congress

The widening U.S. trade deficit with South Korea demonstrates the need for the Obama Administration to ensure U.S. manufacturing receives significant foreign market access in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., wrote in an Oct. 24 letter to President Barack Obama. The U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement entered into force in March 2012. The deficit now totals nearly $15 billion, according to Census data released on Oct. 24 (here), up $1.5 billion since 2011. “As the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations appear to be drawing to a close, I am increasingly concerned that our trade negotiators are making the same mistakes that were made in KORUS and previous trade agreements,” said Slaughter. The letter is being kept private due to on-going correspondence with the administration, said a press official for Slaughter. U.S. trade officials continue to eye the end of 2013 for conclusion of TPP negotiations, a 12-nation prospective pact (see 13100805).

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Textile Enforcement Bill Would Help Stem Fraud, Says Sen. Hagan
October 25, 2013 by Brian Dabbs|Congress

Senator Kay Hagan, D-N.C. outlined the benefits of the recently reintroduced Textile Enforcement and Security Act (TESA) during an event in North Carolina, said an Oct. 24 press release. The legislation aims to prevent illegal trafficking of yarn and evasion of duties. Originally introduced in 2011, the bill was reintroduced in July 2013. The Senator announced the reintroduction now because of scheduling difficulties with local industry leaders, said a spokesman. The legislation would establish the following policies, according to the release: