The House Ways and Means has announced a hearing on the direction of China’s trade and industrial policies on June 16, 2010. The hearing will examine overall trends in China’s trade and industrial policies, as well as several specific examples of how China appears to be embracing mercantilism and “national champions” over a market-based model of economic development.
On June 9, 2010, the Senate continued its consideration of amendments to the House-passed H.R. 4213, the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act (the Tax Extenders or Jobs bill). On June 10, 2010, the Senate is expected to continue its consideration of pending amendments to H.R. 4213.
On June 9. 2010, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee ordered favorably reported the following:
The following are the trade-related hearings scheduled for June 8-12, 2010:
On June 8, 2010, the following trade-related bill was introduced:
On June 8, 2010, both the House and Senate received the following messages from the President:
On June 8, 2010, S. 5545, a bill to improve the safety of motorcoaches, was reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 111-202)
On June 8, 2010, the Senate began consideration of House-passed H.R. 4213, the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act (the Tax Extenders or Jobs bill). On June 9, 2010, the Senate is expected to continue its consideration of several pending amendments to H.R. 4213, including the Senate Finance Committee Chairman’s amendment in the nature of a substitute.
On June 8, 2010, Senator Harkin (D), Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released a statement announcing that he hopes to get S. 510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, to the Senate floor in June. Chairman Harkin also commented on the Institute of Medicine’s new report entitled “Enhancing Food Safety: The Role of the Food and Drug Administration.” In 2008, Congress directed FDA to contract with the National Academies for a study of the gaps in FDA’s food safety system and this report is the result.
On June 4, 2010, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Levin issued a press release urging immediate action by the Senate on the House-passed American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act (H.R. 4213 aka the Tax Extender bill or Jobs bill).