House Passes Mfg Strategy, Trade Deficit, Fur Labeling, Border Security, Etc. Bills
On July 28, 2010, the House passed the following bills:
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- National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2010: H.R. 4692, amended, to require the President to prepare a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy
- Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2010: H.R. 5156, amended, to provide for the establishment of a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund to assist United States businesses with exporting clean energy technology products and services
- End the Trade Deficit Act: H.R. 1875, amended, to establish an Emergency Commission to End the Trade Deficit (As passed, H.R. 1875 did not include the provision that would have put a hold on FTAs.)
- Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act: H.R. 1796, amended, to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet the applicable ANSI/UL standard by treating that standard as a consumer product safety rule and to encourage States to require the installation of such detectors in homes
- Truth in Fur Labeling Act: H.R. 2480, amended, to improve the accuracy of fur product labeling
- Emergency Border Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010: H.R. 5875, making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010
United States Patent and Trademark Office Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010: H.R. 5874, making supplemental appropriations for the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010