On April 22, 2010, over 50 trade associations1 sent a letter to Senators Harkin (D) and Enzi (R), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee regarding the Senate’s upcoming consideration of the Food and Drug Administration Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510).
Four members of the House of Representatives1 have sent a letter to President Obama urging him to utilize all available resources to reform U.S. agricultural subsidy programs, in particular cotton, instead of moving forward with the measures the U.S. recently agreed to as a temporary solution to the upland cotton dispute with Brazil.
The following are the trade-related hearings scheduled for April 26-May 1, 2010:
The “Safe Chemicals Act” (S. 3209) was introduced on April 15, 2010 to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act by establishing extensive new reporting requirements for manufacturers (including importers), processors, and distributors in commerce (including exporting or offering for export) of chemical substances.
"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:
"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:
House Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection has announced that it will hold a hearing on April 29, 20101, on the Consumer Product Safety Enhancement Act of 2010, a bill to amend 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:
The following are the trade-related hearings scheduled for April 20-23, 2010:
Federal Maritime Commissioner Dye recently gave her individual views on issues of deregulation and exemption authority, antitrust immunity, inadequate vessel space and containers at the recent National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America annual conference.