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House Passes Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy Bill
December 22, 2010 by Cindy Arevalo|Congress

On December 21, 2010, the House agreed to the Senate-passed version of H.R. 4748, the Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act of 2010. (The Senate passed H.R. 4748 on December 20, 2010.) As both the House and Senate have passed H.R. 4748, the bill will go to the President for signature.

Congress Passes Bill to Fund Federal Government Thru March 4
December 22, 2010 by Cindy Arevalo|Congress

On December 21, 2010, the House and Senate passed H.R. 3082, a bill which funds the federal government through March 4, 2011. According to a Senate Appropriations Committee press release, H.R. 2751 would continue federal government funding at FY 2010 enacted levels for most programs.

Tax Relief Act Signed, Extends Duties on Ethanol, Reinstates R&D Tax Credit
December 22, 2010 by Cindy Arevalo|Congress

On December 17, 2010, the President signed into law H.R. 4853, the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-312). Among other things, P.L. 111-312 extends the additional duties on ethanol through December 31, 2011 and reinstates the research and development tax credit through December 31, 2011.

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House Passed FY 2011 National Defense Authorization Act on Dec 17
December 21, 2010 by Cindy Arevalo|Congress

On December 17, 2010, the House passed H.R. 6523 (the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011), amended, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy and to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year. (The FY 2011 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 5136) previously passed by the House on May 28, 2010 contained provisions on Iran sanctions, military apparel, Buy American, DoD export reform study, etc.)

Airport and Airway Extension Act Cleared for the President
December 21, 2010 by Cindy Arevalo|Congress

On December 18, 2010, the Senate passed H.R. 6473, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, U.S. Code, to extend the airport improvement program. The House passed its version of H.R. 6473 on December 2, 2010. H.R. 6473 has now been cleared for the President.

Gov't Expected to be Funded at "Old" FY 2010 Levels for Most Programs due to CRs
December 21, 2010 by Cindy Arevalo|Congress

On December 17, 2010, Senator Inouye (D), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued a statement regarding the withdrawal of the fiscal year 2011 Omnibus Appropriations Act in the Senate that would have provided FY 2011 appropriations for all federal government agencies. Instead, the Senate passed a short-term Continuing Resolution to fund the federal government through December 21, 2010.

Senate Amends, Passes Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act
December 21, 2010 by Cindy Arevalo|Congress

On December 20, 2010, the Senate passed the Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act (H.R. 4748), a bill to amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 to require a northern border counternarcotics strategy, after agreeing to an amendment in the nature of substitute. (The House passed its version of H.R. 4748 on July 27, 2010.)

House Scheduled to Consider Senate-Passed Food Safety Bill
December 21, 2010 by Cindy Arevalo|Congress

On December 21, 2010, the House is scheduled to consider the Senate-passed stand alone food safety legislation (H.R. 2751). According to sources, Senate-passed H.R. 2751 is virtually identical to Senate-passed S. 510 (with the addition of technical changes made by H.R. 3082 that was recently passed by the House).