On December 11, 2009, the Chairman Rangel of the House Ways and Means Committee and Chairman Levin of the Trade Subcommittee introduced H.R. 4284, a bill to extend the Generalized System of Preferences and Trade Preference Act/Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPA/ATPDEA) beyond their December 31, 2009 expiration dates.
On December 10, 2009, the State Department issued a statement urging the Malagasy political leadership to take concrete steps toward reestablishing a constitutional democratic government and the rule of law in Madagascar.
According to the House leadership's weekly schedule, during the week of December 7, 2009, the House is scheduled to consider legislation to extend the Generalized System of Preferences Program (GSP) and the Andean Trade Preference Act/Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPA/ATPDEA) beyond their December 31, 2009 expiration dates.
"Daily Update on Capitol Hill Trade Actions" is a regular feature of International Trade Today. The following are brief summaries of recent Capitol Hill actions.
According to trade sources, Congressional leaders have not yet reached agreement on legislation to extend the Generalized System of Preferences Program (GSP) or the Andean Trade Preference Act/Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPA/ATPDEA) beyond their December 31, 2009 expiration dates.
On November 18, 2009, Representative McDermott (D) introduced H.R. 4101, "The New Partnership for Trade Development Act of 2009."
"Daily Update on Capitol Hill Trade Actions" is a regular feature of International Trade Today. The following are brief summaries of recent Capitol Hill actions.
On November 17, 2009, the House Ways and Means Committee's Trade Subcommittee held a hearing on the future of U.S. trade preference programs. This hearing was held to evaluate the operation and impact of the U.S. preference programs to date, as well as opportunities for improvement moving forward.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a document to its Web site that provides side-by-side comparisons of the following 16 Free Trade Agreements and Preferential Trade Programs:
The Senate Finance Committee has announced that it will hold a hearing on the options for reforming U.S. Preference Programs on November 19, 2009. Testimony will be heard from four witnesses, including those representing labor.