On April 28, 2010, the House passed a measure to require the Defense Department Comptroller General to conduct a study to determine if there is sufficient domestic production to expand the Berry Amendment to include additional apparel.
"Daily Update on Capitol Hill Trade Actions" is a daily International Trade Today compilation of the most relevant legislation, hearings, and actions by Congress involving international trade. The following are brief summaries of recent Capitol Hill actions:
On April 29, 2010, the Senate Finance Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness held a hearing on Doubling U.S. Exports: Are U.S. Sea Ports Ready for the Challenge? One of the primary topics of discussion at the hearing was the need to improve not just U.S. ports, but the entire freight infrastructure supply chain to effectively boost U.S. exports and allow U.S. companies to effectively compete in the world market.
Daily Update on Capitol Hill Trade Actions is a daily International Trade Today compilation of the most relevant legislation, hearings, and actions by Congress involving international trade. The following are brief summaries of recent Capitol Hill actions:
The House version of legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (H.R. 1586, the “Aviation Safety and Investment Act of 2010”) contains a provision that would amend the Railway Labor Act1 to require that most express carrier employees be covered under the National Labor Relations Act, instead of the RLA.
On April 29, 2010, a House subcommittee1 held a hearing to discuss draft legislation, The Consumer Product Safety Enhancement Act (CPSEA), intended to address some of the “unintended consequences” of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA).
"Daily Update on Capitol Hill Trade Actions" is a daily International Trade Today compilation of the most relevant legislation, hearings, and actions by Congress involving international trade. The following are brief summaries of recent Capitol Hill actions:
On April 22, 2010, a coalition of 41 business groups led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sent a letter to the Senate leadership opposing a provision in the “Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009,” House financial overhaul legislation (H.R. 4173), that would significantly expand the Federal Trade Commission’s rulemaking and enforcement authority.
On April 28, 2010, Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committee leaders1 introduced the Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP) Act (S. 3275, H.R. 5160) to expand duty-free access to the U.S. market for Haitian textile and apparel exports and extend existing trade preference programs for Haiti through 2020.
"Daily Update on Capitol Hill Trade Actions" is a daily International Trade Today compilation of the most relevant legislation, hearings, and actions by Congress involving international trade. The following are brief summaries of recent Capitol Hill actions: