On June 16, 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 17, 2010, the Senate is expected to continue its consideration of pending amendments to H.R. 4213.
On June 16, 2010, the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection Subcommittee held a hearing on H.R. 4678, the Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act.
On June 16, 2010, the following trade-related hearings will be held in the House:
On June 15, 2010, the following trade-related bill was introduced in the House:
On June 15, 2010, the House passed the Small Business Jobs Tax Relief Act of 2010 (H.R. 5486), to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for small business job creation.
On June 15, 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 16, 2010, the Senate is expected to continue its consideration of pending amendments to H.R. 4213.
On June 14, 2010, both the House and Senate received a message from the President regarding the national emergency declared with respect to North Korea.
On June 14, 2010, the following trade-related bill was introduced:
In response to the second round of negotiations that will resume the week of June 14 on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Kerry (D) and Senate Foreign Relations East Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee Chairman Webb (D), issued a statement to support U.S. trade and economic integration in Asia.
On June 14, 2010, Senator Schumer (D) called on the Food and Drug Administration to immediately address recent reports suggesting a possible link between skin cancer and retinyl palmitate, a common ingredient found in sunscreen products. Schumer is pushing the FDA to promptly address these studies and also announce a timeline for new sunscreen regulations.