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Bill to Temporarily Extend Airport & Airways Trust Fund, Etc. Cleared for President
September 29, 2010 by Barbara Chaves|Congress

The Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010 (H.R. 6190) has been passed by Congress and cleared for the President's signature. Among other things, H.R. 6190 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend through December 31, 2010 the taxes on aviation fuels and the expenditure authority for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. It would also extend the Airport Improvement Program through December 31, 2010. Both provisions had been set to expire on September 30, 2010.

Senate Agriculture Leaders Criticize China’s Duties on U.S. Poultry Products
September 29, 2010 by Cindy Arevalo|Congress

On September 28, 2010, Senators Lincoln (D) and Chambliss (R), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, issued a statement condemning the Chinese Commerce Ministry’s decision to finalize prohibitively high antidumping duties on imports of U.S. poultry products. (The duties have been in place since February 2010 on a preliminary basis but the Commerce Ministry’s announcement confirmed that rates ranging from 43% up to 105.4% will continue to be imposed.)

Sept 29 Markup of Cuba Ag Trade and Travel Bill Postponed
September 29, 2010 by Cindy Arevalo|Congress

The House Foreign Affairs Committee has announced that it has postponed its September 29, 2010, markup of H.R. 4645, the Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act. H.R. 4645 would remove obstacles to legal sales of U.S. agricultural commodities to Cuba and to end travel restrictions on all Americans to Cuba.