"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 December 22, 2009, the Senate passed 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) through December 31, 2010, clearing the measure for the President.
On June 30, 2008, President Bush issued Proclamation 8272 to modify duty-free treatment and certain designations under the Generalized System of Preferences and the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), and make technical changes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
According to U.S. government sources, objections raised in the Senate by Senators Shelby, Sessions, and Snowe to the House-passed bill (H.R. 4284) to extend the Generalized System of Preferences and Trade Preference Act/Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPA/ATPDEA) through December 31, 2010 appear to have been resolved.
"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 December 14, 2009, the House of Representatives passed 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) through December 31, 2010, by a voice vote.
"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 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.