Additional Trade-Related Bills Introduced on July 29
On July 29, 2010, the following additional trade-related bills were introduced:
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| heavy metals in children’s products | H.R. 5920. A bill to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of children's products containing excessive cadmium, chromium, barium, or antimony, and for other purposes |
| food labeling | S. 3669. A bill to increase criminal penalties for certain knowing violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated |
| sleeping bags | H.R. 5940. A bill to remove preferential trade treatment for sleeping bags |
| clean ports | H.R. 5967. A bill to amend 49 USC, to provide certain port authorities such as the adoption of requirements related to pollution, etc, and for other purposes |
| OPIC reauthorization | H.R. 5975. A bill to reauthorize the programs of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and for other purposes |
| national freight improvements | H.R. 5976. A bill to improve the efficiency, operation, and security of the national transportation system to move freight by leveraging investments and promoting partnerships that advance interstate and foreign commerce, and for other purposes |
| Repatriation of U.S. jobs | H.R. 5980. A bill to amend federal law to encourage the repatriation of jobs to the United States, and for other purposes |