Trade Legislation Absent on House GOP September Agenda, McCarthy Vows CR
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-California, omitted virtually all trade bills from the September legislative agenda, according to a memo he released to House Republicans on Sept. 4. The House is scheduled to stay in session from Sept. 8-11, 15-19…
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and Sept. 29-Oct. 2 (here). The chamber will then go into recess until the November mid-term elections. McCarthy pledged to pass a continuing resolution to continue government funding following the conclusion of fiscal year 2014 on Sept. 30. He is also prioritizing legislation related to foreign policy, employment generation, energy and healthcare during September. Legislation to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank is notably absent from the agenda. McCarthy vowed to oppose reauthorization in recent months, but some members are still scrambling to renew the bank’s charter prior to its Sept. 30 expiration (see 14062301). The agenda makes no mention of any tariff, customs or trade policy legislation.