Trade-Related Bills, Resolutions Introduced on April 12
On April 12, 2011, the following trade-related bills were introduced:
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- FY 2012 budget, etc. Concurrent resolution establishing the budget for the U.S. Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2011 and fiscal years 2013 through 2021 (H. Con. Res. 37)
- Gov't procurement. A bill to require that the Federal Government procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary for the operations and management of certain Government agencies, and for other purposes (S. 785 and H.R. 1474)
- Drug safety. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of drugs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (H.R. 1483)
- Trans fat food labeling. A bill to direct the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to revise the Federal regulations applicable to the declaration of the trans fat content of a food on the label and in the labeling of the food when such content is less than 0.5 gram (H.R. 1486)
- Ban on food additive roxarsone. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ban the use of the arsenic compound known as roxarsone as a food additive; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 1487)
- AC & heat pump efficiency standards. A bill to create clean energy jobs and set efficiency standards for small-duct high-velocity air conditioning and heat pump systems, and for other purposes (H.R. 1499)
- Suspended duty for certain polymers. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain hydrogenated polymers of norbornene derivatives (H.R. 1503)