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Nunes Officially Named as House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman
January 15, 2013 by Tim Warren|Congress

Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) will be chairman of the Trade Subcommittee in the 113th Congress, said a press release from House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.). Nunes will replace Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas), who will move to chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, as the Trade Subcommittee chairman. Rep. Charles Boustany (La.) will continue as chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight. Subcommittee membership will be determined once the remaining vacant Republican position of the full Committee has been filled, said the press release.

Fiscal Cliff Bill Includes Farm Bill Extension
January 3, 2013 by Tim Warren|Congress

The bill passed by Congress New Year's day to avert the fiscal cliff included a nine-month extension to the "authorities provided by each provision of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008," also known as the "Farm Bill." President Obama signed the bill Jan. 2.

Congress Approves Presidential Satellite Authority in NDAA; Would Allow USML-CCL Move
December 26, 2012 by Tim Warren|Congress

The Senate passed the FY13 National Defense Authorization Act Dec. 21, which, as expected, includes a provision that would reduce export restrictions on some satellites and their components. The bill will next go to the President for his signature. The NDAA conference report was approved 81-14 is (here). The provision is based on the Safeguarding United States Satellite Leadership and Security Act, S-3211, introduced by Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.)

Hill Letter Supports U.S. Tomato Growers in Dispute With Mexico
December 20, 2012 by Mike Feazel|Congress

U.S. tomato growers are suffering from an outdated 1996 trade agreement with Mexico that prevents them from challenging the dumping of foreign tomatoes on the U.S. market, said a letter to the Commerce Department signed by 15 members of Congress, including Rep. Mike Michaud, D-Me. “All our tomato growers want is a level playing field to compete on, and ending this agreement is a way to get there,” said Michaud (here).

Senate Agrees to Grant Presidential Satellite Authority in NDAA; Would Allow USML-CCL Move
December 19, 2012 by Brian Feito|Congress

The Senate agreed to include a provision granting presidential authority over satellite export controls in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012, according to a press release by House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Howard Berman (D-Calif.). The amendment, agreed to in conference, would allow the transfer of satellites and related items from the State Department’s U.S. Munitions List to the Bureau of Industry and Security’s Commerce Control List, Berman said. It would also prohibit the export of such items to China, North, Syria and Iran, he said.

Sen. Portman Urges MTB Revamp
December 17, 2012 by Tim Warren|Congress

Sen. Robert Portman (R-Ohio) continued to push back against the miscellaneous tariff bill (MTB) process, urging lawmakers to approve legislation that would have the International Trade Commission lead the process rather than Congress. Portman wrote about the issue Dec. 14 in his weekly column on his Website. The MTB, typically passed by every congress to suspend tariffs on certain products, has faced recent objections over whether MTB violates a congressional ban on earmarks.