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Senate Continues Consideration of Patent Reform Bill
March 8, 2011 by Cindy Arevalo|Congress

On March 7, 2011, the Senate resumed consideration of S. 23, a bill to amend 35 USC to provide for patent reform, and agreed to the motion to close further debate on the bill. The Senate is scheduled to continue its consideration of S. 23 on March 8, 2011.

President Signs Surface Transportation Extension Act into Law
March 8, 2011 by Cindy Arevalo|Congress

On March 4, 2011, the President signed into law H.R. 662, the “Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011,” which provides funding for programs funded from the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for the period from March 5, 2011 through September 30, 2011; and extends the authority to make expenditures from the HTF for HTF-financed programs through September 30, 2011.

House Judiciary Republicans Criticize DHS Decision to Delay REAL ID
March 7, 2011 by Cindy Arevalo|Congress

On March 4, 2011, the House Judiciary Committee Chairman and certain Republican Committee members issued a critical response to the Department of Homeland Security’s announcement that it would again delay the deadline for states to tighten security requirements for driver’s licenses. According to the statement, the current deadline for states to become materially compliant with REAL ID is May 11, 2011 and DHS has pushed that date back an additional 21 months to January 15, 2013. This is the third delay for implementation of REAL ID.

Senate Began Consideration of FY 2011 Continuing Appropriations Act
March 7, 2011 by Cindy Arevalo|Congress

On March 4, 2011, the Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 1, making appropriations for the Department of Defense and the other departments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011. The House passed H.R. 1 on February 18, 2011 (See ITT’s Online Archives or 02/22/11 news, 11022202, for BP summary announcing House passage of H.R. 1.)